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1967 Map of Bedford

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Bedford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Bedford city center serves as the primary hub of this 1967 survey, where the Norfolk and Western railway and major civic infrastructure like the Courthouse and County Memorial Hospital anchor the community. The map illustrates a landscape transitioning from the urban density of the county seat to the agricultural and mill-driven economy of the surrounding countryside. Key landmarks such as the Susie Gibson High Sch and the Armory reflect the mid-century institutional growth of the area.

Rural life is evidenced by a network of small settlements and industrial relics like Joppa Mill along Goose Creek. To the west, the village of Thaxton and its associated houses of worship, including Thaxton Ch and Epworth Ch, contrast with the prominent peaks of Cobbs Mountain and Mosely Mountain. Numerous small family cemeteries and rural congregations like Mt Olivet Ch near Bunker Hill offer significant details for genealogical research across the rugged Virginia Piedmont.