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1958 Map of Chilhowie

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Chilhowie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Chilhowie and Seven Mile Ford sit along the Middle Fork Holston River in the late 1950s, anchored by the Norfolk and Western railroad and the Lee Highway. This Smyth County landscape is defined by the ridge-and-valley topography of Walker Mountain and Brushy Mountain, where small communities like Fleet and Needmore were established near the riverbanks. The map documents numerous family-named landmarks and cemeteries, including Aspenvale Cem and Beatie Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research in this portion of Southwest Virginia.

Further south, the South Fork Holston River flows past St Clair Bottom and Riverside, illustrating the dispersed rural settlement patterns of the era. Educational and spiritual life is marked by the Cleghorn Valley Sch and Washington Springs Church, while specialized features like an Aerial tramway near Saltville and a Quarry in Rich Valley point to the local industrial and resource-based activity during the mid-century.