1977 Map of Barboursville

About this map

The Rapidan River flows along the northeastern boundary of this rural Virginia landscape, captured in a 1977 orthophotograph. This orthophotoquad format offers a rare photographic view of the Piedmont terrain, revealing the precise density of woodlots and the geometry of active agricultural fields surrounding Barboursville and Ruckersville. The imagery documents the distribution of crossroads settlements and small hamlets like Eheart, Burnley, and Tibbstown before late-century development altered the rural character. By combining aerial photography with topographic labels, the map provides an essential baseline for land use near Blue Run and Marsh Run, showing the exact placement of individual farmsteads and rural dwellings during the mid-1970s.