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2019 Map of Garden City

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Garden City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Roanoke and its southeastern residential extensions, including Garden City, meet the rising slopes of the Blue Ridge in this detailed contemporary record. The suburban landscape is defined by the winding Blue Ridge Parkway, which traverses high ground through Roanoke Mountain and Buck Mountain. Below these peaks, long-established rural settlements like Clearbrook, Starkey, and Wright are traced along the valleys of Back Creek and Gills Creek.

Family history is deeply etched into this topography, with numerous small burial grounds and landmarks scattered across the Roanoke County and Franklin County line. Notable sites include Miller Chapel, Campbells Burial Park, and various family plots such as Hogan Cemetery and Oylers Cemetery. The map also captures the transition from developed neighborhoods to the more isolated gaps and knobs of the southern mountains, including Maggotty Gap and Crowell Gap.