2019 Map of Garden Mountain

About this map

Burkes Garden occupies a unique geologic bowl in the Appalachian Highlands, where the landform creates a natural enclosure surrounded by Garden Mountain and Banks Ridge. This high-altitude valley is defined by its agricultural heritage and distinct drainage patterns, with Burkes Garden Creek collecting waters from Station Spring and Fish Spring before exiting through The Gap near Gose Mill. The settlement pattern is largely dispersed, anchored by family cemeteries like Thompson Cem and Brown Cem, alongside the Burkes Garden Central Church Lutheran Cem.