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2010 Map of Gate City

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Gate City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Gate City and the neighboring Weber City anchor this Scott County landscape, situated where the Little Moccasin Creek cuts through the formidable Moccasin Ridge at Moccasin Gap. This break in the terrain serves as a critical junction for the region's movement, including the rail operations at Moccasin Siding. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural infrastructure of independent mills, such as Jayne Mill, Carrico Mill, and Williams Mill, which reflect the historic economic reliance on the area's numerous winding watercourses like Copper Creek and Big Moccasin Creek.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of family burial grounds scattered throughout the hollows and along the ridges, including the Abijah Alley Cemetery, Solon Addington Cemetery, and Starnes Cemetery. These sites, alongside smaller settlements like Slabtown, Alley Valley, and Nottingham, document the generational footprint of families across the Clinch Mountain Valley. The rugged topography is further defined by features like Big Knob and the Copper Creek Bluff, which have long dictated the placement of roads and homesteads.