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1967 Map of Bedford

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Bedford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Bedford serves as a central hub in this late 1960s landscape, where the Norfolk and Western railroad corridor dictates the path of industrial and residential growth. This survey, updated with mid-1980s data, illustrates the transition from the concentrated urban core near the Courthouse and Armory to the more rural, creek-carved surroundings. Community infrastructure is well-defined, ranging from the Susie Gibson High Sch and County Memorial Hospital to smaller outlying settlements like Thaxton and Joppa Mill.

The terrain is defined by the sharp elevations of Mosely Mountain and Wingfield Mountain, which overlook a network of watercourses including Goose Creek and the Otter River. Numerous country churches, such as Grace Memorial Ch and Epworth Ch, are scattered throughout the quadrangle, serving as vital landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracking family roots in the Piedmont region of Virginia.