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1935 Map of Cedar Springs

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Cedar Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

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The boundary between Smyth and Wythe counties cuts through this 1935 survey, highlighting the rural institutional life that persisted along the northern slopes of Unaka National Forest. Local families in this pocket of Southwest Virginia were served by landmarks like Lindamood Sch and Union Sch, while religious gatherings centered at Union Chapel and the nearby Union Ch.

The landscape is defined by the steep rises of Glade Mountain and Little Mountain, where numerous drainages like Vaught Branch and Phillipi Branch feed the valley floor. To the south, the terrain becomes more isolated along Canadays Ridge and the Parks Branch drainage. These features illustrate the traditional highland settlement pattern, where homes and public buildings were carefully positioned between the timbered ridges and the fertile hollows.