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2022 Map of Ben Hur

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Ben Hur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Jonesville serves as the focal point of this southwestern Virginia survey, anchored by the Lee County Courthouse. The landscape is defined by the rhythmic ridges and valleys of the Appalachians, with Stone Mountain and Wallens Ridge framing the fertile corridors where small communities like Ben Hur and Sulphur Springs took root. The mapping reveals a rural economy historically tied to water power and spring sites, evidenced by Collier Mill on Shafer Cr and Kincer Mill further south near Wallens Cr.

A dense network of family and community burial grounds, including the Hamblin Cem, Daugherty Cem, and Parkey Cem, provides a detailed record of local genealogy across the ridges. Waterways like the Powell River wind through the topography, cutting past landmarks such as Crockett Spring and through gaps like Hunter Gap. This era of the landscape is marked by the transition from traditional mill-sites to modern road networks like the Daniel Boone Trl and State Rd 644.