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2016 Map of Hardy

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Hardy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Smith Mountain Lake dominates the central landscape of this 2016 survey, where the waters meet the tri-county borders of Roanoke, Bedford, and Franklin. The terrain is defined by the high ridges of Lynville Mtn and Pine Mtn, with the Blue Ridge Parkway tracing the northwestern corner. This era of the region’s geography reflects a high concentration of family-named burial grounds, such as the Brown-Meador Cem and Garland-Ridgeway-Smith Cem, illustrating a long history of kinship-based settlement in the Blue Ridge foothills.

Settlements like Hardy and Red Valley are situated among a complex network of waterways, including Lynville Cr and the Roanoke River. The map provides specific locations for numerous country landmarks and small congregations, notably Holy Emmanuel Cem and Oylers Chapel Cem. This record of the mid-2010s captures the area's rural character and established homesteads before further modern expansion changed these mountain communities.