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1966 Map of Grassy Creek

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Grassy Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Helton and Grassy Creek districts meet at the state line in this mid-1960s survey of the Blue Ridge highlands. The landscape is defined by the sharp winding course of the North Fork New River, which carves around Walnut Hill near the settlement of Crumpler. This area is dense with small rural congregations and burial grounds, such as Corinth Ch and Greenwood Cem, reflecting a deeply rooted mountain community.

A notable cross-border connection is evident at the Va-NC Sch, positioned directly on the boundary between Grayson County and Ashe County. The terrain rises to prominent heights at Blackburn Knob and Wolf Knob, while smaller settlements like Rugby and Sturgills sit along the creek valleys. The distribution of features like Healing Springs Ch and several unnamed Cem sites suggests a pattern of family-centered homesteads scattered across Quillen Ridge and the surrounding slopes.