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2022 Map of Forks of Buffalo

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Forks of Buffalo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Buffalo River and its upper tributaries carve through the Blue Ridge landscape within the George Washington National Forest. Near the confluence of the N Fork Buffalo River and S Fork Buffalo River lies the community of Forks of Buffalo, serving as a central point in a terrain defined by ridges like Chestnut Ridge and Cardinal Ridge. The map details a network of rural settlements including Sandidges, Allwood, and Willow, many connected by the historic Lexington Tpke.

Family-named landmarks and small burial grounds like Higginbotham Cem, Grant Cem, and Henley Cem are distributed across the valley floors and foothills of Turkey Mtn and Tobacco Row Mtn. These features reflect a long-standing pattern of mountain agriculture and small-scale timbering. The area's geography is tightly defined by narrow gaps such as Cowcamp Gap and Tolley Gap, which historically governed movement through this portion of Amherst County.