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1937 Map of Blacksburg

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Blacksburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The Virginia Polytechnic Institute stands as a focal point in the northern reach of this 1930s survey, anchoring the growing community of Blacksburg. To the south, the major rail junction at Christiansburg and the nearby Industrial School mark the intersection of education and industry in Montgomery County. This era shows the landscape shaped by both the Norfolk and Western and Virginia Railway, which carve paths through the ridges of Price Mountain and Brush Mtn.

Mineral wealth and social retreats are evident at Merrimac Mines and the historic Yellow Sulphur Springs. The map documents a dense network of rural infrastructure, from the Arsenic Mine in the east to dozens of local institutions like Sidney Ch and Union Valley Sch. The Roanoke River and its South Fork wind through the eastern valleys, where Allegheny Springs and Shawsville serve as vital community hubs before the landscape rises into Paris Mountain.