
George Washington National Forest blankets the northwestern reaches of this terrain, where Augusta Springs sits at the base of the mountain ridges. The landscape is defined by the parallel orientation of the Little North Mountain range and the Estaline Valley, a pattern that has dictated local settlement and road networks for generations. To the south, the Augusta Co Rockbridge Co line cuts across the drainage of Moffatts Creek. Small rural communities like McKinley, Ferrol, and Summerdean are connected by winding routes such as Middlebrook Road and Summerdean Road. For those researching local heritage, the Mount Herman Cemetery and the industrial remnants near Fordwick and Craigsville provide concrete points of interest in this section of the Shenandoah Valley upland.
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1894 · Staunton
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1932 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1936 · Vesuvius
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1937 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1941 · Vesuvius
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Craigsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Staunton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1945 · Craigsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Staunton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500