2016 Map of Cana

About this map

Cana sits along the state line where the Piedmont begins its climb toward the Blue Ridge, anchored by a dense network of family cemeteries and rural school sites. The landscape is defined by the winding waters of Pauls Cr and its many tributaries, including Little Pauls Cr and Benson Cr. To the west, the terrain rises sharply toward prominent heights like Sugarloaf and Wheeler Knob, skirted by the high-elevation route of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural community, evidenced by numerous namesake burial grounds such as the Tolbert-Westmoreland Cem, Marion Jones Cem, and Floyd Edwards Cem. As the terrain descends toward the southern edge of the sheet, it enters the outskirts of Mount Airy near Toast, where the creek valleys broaden into a more developed valley floor.