1965 Map of Free Union
USGS Topo · Published 1987About this map
Free Union and the surrounding Albemarle County countryside are defined by a network of rural crossroads and community churches in the mid-1960s. The landscape is structured by several prominent peaks, including Lick Mountain, Green Mountain, and Buck Mountain, which separate narrow valleys and hollows like Rockybar Hollow and Rich Hollow. Small clusters of development appear at Boonesville, Nortonsville, and Crossroads, often centered around local congregations such as Prize Hill Ch and Wesley Chapel. The southern edge of the map shows the transition to water-based infrastructure with the S Fk Rivanna River Res and the convergence of the Mechums River and Moormans River. These waterways, along with numerous creeks like Buck Mountain Creek and Elk Run, shaped the historical settlement patterns of this Piedmont region before modern suburban expansion reached these quiet hills.
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Editions of this 1965 Free Union Map
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Historical Maps of Free Union Through Time
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