2011 Map of Brumley

About this map

Brumley Mountain and the high ridges of the Clinch Mountain range dominate this landscape in southwestern Virginia. Near the center, Hidden Valley Lake sits tucked into a high valley, held by the Hidden Valley Lake Dam and surrounded by a network of steep hollows like Shovel Hollow and Stagger Hollow. To the south, the North Fork Holston River cuts through the valley floor, crossed by the Colonel Thomas McCulloch Memorial Bridge near the settlement of Holston. This 2011 survey documents a mix of high-elevation wilderness and valley floor agriculture, where old family names persist in the landscape through locations such as Phelps Cemetery and Mongle Spring. The terrain is characterized by long, parallel ridges like Bryson Ridge and deep coves such as Bear Cove, illustrating the classic ridge-and-valley topography of the region.