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1999 Map of Garden City

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Garden City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

Roanoke and the suburban communities of Garden City and Cave Spring transition into the steep slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains in this late 20th-century survey. The landscape is defined by the winding route of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which traverses the high ground near Roanoke Mountain and Mill Mountain. Along these ridges, numerous family burial grounds such as Hogan Cem, Bandys Cem, and Gearheart Cem provide essential data for genealogists tracing local families like the Abshires, Turners, and Plunketts.

The presence of the Norfolk and Western railway and old crossroads like Starkey and Clearbrook reflect the region's historic transportation corridors. While the northern section shows the growth of schools like Crystal Springs Sch and public spaces like Mill Mountain Park, the southern reaches remain dominated by the natural gaps and peaks of the Roanoke and Franklin County border, including Windy Gap and Crowell Gap.