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1958 Map of Garden Mountain

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Garden Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Burkes Garden occupies a unique geologic bowl in the mountains of southwest Virginia, where the terrain forms a natural enclosure ringed by Garden Mtn and Garden Ridge. This 1958 field-checked survey reveals a self-contained agrarian landscape dotted with small community centers like Little Town, Rhudy, and Ceres. The drainage pattern is distinctive, with Burkes Garden Creek flowing through The Gap near the historic Gose Mill.

Evidence of established rural life is found in the distribution of family cemeteries such as Thompson Cem and Crabtree Cem, and small rural schools including Burkes Garden 3. The southern half of the map is dominated by the Jefferson National Forest, where the Appalachian Trail traverses the high ridges of Brushy Mountain and Walker Mountain, separating the secluded valleys of Medley Valley and Foglesong Valley.