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1926 Map of Critz

Name: 1926 Topographic Map of Critz
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Bull Mountain and No Business Mountain dominate the skyline of Patrick and Henry Counties in this mid-1920s survey of the Virginia and North Carolina borderlands. The rural economy of the era is anchored by the Danville and Western Ry, which snakes through the center of the sheet to serve the settlement at Critz. Local life is recorded through a high density of community landmarks, including numerous rural schools like Blue Ridge Mission Sch and Race Track Sch, alongside multiple post offices such as Patrick Springs Sta and P O.

Industry follows the water, with traditional grist and lumber processing sites like Rogers Mill, Gilbert Mill, and Dobbins Mill situated along the many creeks feeding the Smith River and Mayo River. The map provides an exceptionally detailed look at the social geography of the Piedmont, documenting family-named stores and small congregations including Smyrna Sch, Blackberry Ch, and Old Wall Ch before modern highway development reconfigured these rural mountain communities.