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2019 Map of Hardy

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Hardy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Roanoke River snakes through a deeply dissected landscape where the borders of Roanoke, Bedford, and Franklin counties converge. This 2019 survey captures the community of Hardy and its namesake Hardy Bridge, illustrating a region defined by complex topography and small-scale agriculture. The terrain is marked by prominent elevations such as Lynville Mtn, Tory Knob, and Buck and Doe Mtn, while the valleys are drained by a network of creeks including Lynville Cr and Gills Cr.

For family historians, the sheet is exceptionally detailed, documenting dozens of family-named burial grounds like the Amos-Richardson Cem, Swain-Basham Cem, and Jeter-Perdue Cem. These sites, often located on higher ground near old homesteads, provide a dense record of settlement patterns across Chestnut Level and the surrounding gaps. Modern features like the Blue Ridge Parkway in the northwest corner contrast with these older markers of local residency.