2011 Map of Craig Springs

About this map

Craig Springs and the surrounding mountain ridges define this corner of the Virginia-West Virginia border, where the landscape is carved by the winding paths of Johns Creek and Sinking Creek. The area's history of small-scale agriculture and early mountain commerce is evident in settlements like Simmonsville, Gravel Hill, and the milling sites at Valley Mill. Family and community roots are preserved at the County Farm Cemetery and Ross Cemetery, while the presence of Blue Healing Springs suggests the region's heritage of mineral spring tourism. Steep topography creates narrow habitable corridors like Wide Hollow and Tucker Hollow beneath the massive bulk of Johns Creek Mountain. These valleys host a network of timber and farm roads, including Tab Run Rd, which connects isolated mountain ridges such as Tanyard Ridge and Henry Soap Ridge to the rural centers of the valley floor.