2016 Map of Duty

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The Tennessee Valley Divide snakes across this high-country landscape, marking a significant hydrologic boundary where the three Virginia counties of Buchanan, Dickenson, and Russell converge. Small mountain settlements like Duty, Bucu, and Carrie are linked by winding routes such as State Rte 802 and Co Rd 600, tracing the deep valleys of Right Fork Fryingpan Cr and Crooked Fork. Genealogists will find an abundance of family burial grounds throughout the hollows, including multiple instances of Sutherland Cem, Kiser Cem, and the Musick Cem near Sourwood Mtn. A prominent piece of infrastructure, the Sandy Ridge Tunnel, cuts through the mountain south of Carrie, illustrating the engineering required to navigate this portion of the Appalachian plateau.