1979 Map of Greentop

About this map

The Norfolk and Western railroad forms the central north-south spine of this 1970s landscape, connecting the town of Greentop and the small settlement of Sublette. This survey captures the rural character of the borderlands between Schuyler and Adair counties, where small family farms are divided by topographic features like Floyd Creek and the North Fork Salt River. Beyond the rail corridor, the map reveals a community structured around its local institutions, from country churches such as New Harmony Ch and Madison Ch to family burial grounds like Fugate Cem and Towles Cem. A distinctive insight into the era's land use is found in the inclusion of selected fence and field lines, noted as being visible on aerial photography, providing a clear picture of agricultural patterns before modern consolidation altered many of these historic property boundaries.