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2023 Map of Beans Cove

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Beans Cove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Beans Cove and the surrounding rural valleys of Bedford County are defined by a rhythmic sequence of high ridges and narrow basins. This area, largely comprised of forest and farmland, is bisected by Tussey Mountain and Evitts Mountain, creating a landscape where travel is funneled through specific passages like Pigeonroost Gap and Summerville Gap. Small farming settlements and family-named homesteads are scattered throughout, often anchored by local faith and burial grounds such as the Beans Cove Methodist Church Cem or the Seven Dolors Catholic Cem.

Hydrography in the region is dominated by numerous small runs, including Flintstone Creek, Sweet Root Run, and Bear Gap Run, which drain the deep hollows between the peaks. The settlement pattern remains largely dispersed, with clusters at Hewitt, Cumberland Valley, and Patience. For family historians, the presence of numerous small cemeteries like Mickey Farm Cem and Smith Farm Cem provide specific geographic points for tracing early mountain residents.