2022 Map of Callaway

About this map

Dillons Mill and the surrounding mountain ridges define this portion of the Blue Ridge in western Franklin County. The landscape is etched by the North Fork Blackwater River and its various tributaries, creating a complex series of hollows and spurs such as Walnut Hollow and Wimmers Spur. This modern survey reveals a deeply rooted rural community where family names are permanently tied to the land through dozens of small burial grounds. Genealogists can find numerous sites including the Jamison Prillaman Cem, Angell Family Cem, and Waldron Bowles Cem. The density of these cemeteries, alongside landmarks like the Adney Gap Church of the Brethren Cem, points to generations of settlement concentrated along the valley floors and winding routes like Callaway Road. Larger peaks like Cahas Mountain stand over the small settlements of Algoma and Callaway.