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1928 Map of Critz

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Critz
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

Patrick Springs and the surrounding piedmont of Patrick and Henry Counties define this 1926 survey, showing a landscape defined by small-scale milling and a dense network of rural institutions. The Danville and Western railroad serves as the primary corridor for commerce, connecting mountain-fringe settlements like Critz and Stella to the broader regional economy. This era reveals a high density of neighborhood schools and churches, such as the Blue Ridge Mission Sch and Smyrna Sch, which were often the focal points for family life in these hollows.

The topography is dominated by the steep rise of No Business Mountain and Chestnut Knob, with the North Fork Mayo River and South Mayo River carving through the terrain. Numerous family-named landmarks, including Reynolds Mill, Penns Store, and Shelton Store, indicate a local economy still very much centered on community hubs. This map preserves the locations of early 20th-century post offices and stations before later highway developments bypassed many of these original crossroads.