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1956 Map of Bland

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Bland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Bland serves as the central hub of this mid-century survey, situated at the confluence of Town Creek and Walker Creek within the Jefferson National Forest. The landscape is defined by the heavy ridgelines of Walker Mountain and Rich Mountain, which dictate the placement of communities like Bastian and Hicksville. A prominent stretch of the Appalachian Trail winds across the southern ridges, passing near Original Stony Fork Ch and the State Police Repeater Sta.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural institutions, including The Brick Creek Ch, Honaker Chapel, and Newberry Chapel, alongside family-named landmarks like Crockett Cem. The northern border reaches the edge of South Bluefield and Bluefield College, showing the transition from the academic and suburban outskirts into the deep timber and creek-side settlements of the Virginia-West Virginia line.