2022 Map of Glade Spring

About this map

Emory and Henry College serves as a central anchor for the landscape of Southwest Virginia, located along the southern corridor of this survey. The region is defined by the parallel ridges of Walker Mtn and Chestnut Ridge, creating the fertile Rich Valley where settlements like Saltville and Plasterco are situated. The industrial and academic history of the area is tied to the Norfolk Southern railway line, which connects the college town of Emory with Meadowview and Glade Spring. Genealogy researchers will find significant value in the dense distribution of burial grounds, including the Old Glade Spring Cem and numerous family-named sites such as Worley Cem and McNew Cem. The northern boundary is marked by the North Fork Holston River as it winds through Tumbling Creek and into the Jefferson National Forest.