2016 Map of Gladehill

About this map

The Pigg River and its numerous tributaries, including Doe Run and Little Doe Run, carve through the rolling landscape of Franklin County, defining the settlement patterns of this Virginia piedmont region. This 2016 survey highlights a densely populated rural landscape where family heritage is deeply etched into the land, evidenced by an extraordinary concentration of small family burial grounds such as the Turner-Scott-Sawyers-Cemetery, Robertson-Bowles Cem, and Chitwood-Altice Cem. Central to the area are the crossroads communities of Gladehill and Sydnorsville, while the eastern edge of Rocky Mount and the village of Henry Fork mark the western boundary. Local transit and industry are represented by the small Abbott Airport and the historic site of Hopkins Mill. The map also traces long-standing thoroughfares like the Colonial Tpke, which runs through a terrain characterized by ridges like Chesnut Mtn.