
The rising waters of Smith Mountain Lake define the southern half of this mid-century landscape, where the Roanoke River channel winds along the boundary between Bedford and Franklin Counties. This period reflects the transformative impact of the reservoir on the regional topography, submerging old bottomlands while creating a new shoreline around Smith Mountain. North of the water, the Norfolk and Western railroad cuts through the terrain near Goodview, passing through a tunnel and near local landmarks like the Green Spring Sch. The map preserves the locations of numerous rural institutions and family sites, from Robertson Cem to country crossroads like Meads Store and Hendricks Store. Small community centers such as Diamond Hill and several churches, including Emmaus Ch and Western Light Ch, illustrate the social geography of this Piedmont transition zone before modern residential expansion.
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1950 Goode
Bedford County, VA

1950 Peaks of Otter
Bedford County, VA

1963 Lynchburg
Bedford County, VA

1965 Boonsboro
Bedford County, VA

1965 Goode
Bedford County, VA

1965 Sedalia
Bedford County, VA

1966 Huddleston
Bedford County, VA

1966 Snowden
Bedford County, VA

1967 Goodview
Bedford County, VA

1967 Irving
Bedford County, VA

1967 Peaks Of Otter
Bedford County, VA

1967 Smith Mountain Dam
Bedford County, VA

1977 Lynchburg
Bedford County, VA

1977 Peaks of Otter
Bedford County, VA

1977 Smith Mountain Dam
Bedford County, VA

1985 Roanoke
Bedford County, VA

1999 Snowden
Bedford County, VA

2022 Boonsboro
Bedford County, VA

2022 Goode
Bedford County, VA

2022 Goodview
Bedford County, VA

2022 Huddleston
Bedford County, VA

2022 Irving
Bedford County, VA

2022 Lynchburg
Bedford County, VA

2022 Peaks of Otter
Bedford County, VA

2022 Sedalia
Bedford County, VA

2022 Smith Mountain Dam
Bedford County, VA

2022 Snowden
Bedford County, VA