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2011 Map of Harrisonburg

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Harrisonburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Harrisonburg serves as the focal point of this Shenandoah Valley study, showing the city's modern footprint alongside neighboring communities like Preston Heights and Ashby Heights. The urban landscape is anchored by the James Madison University campus and a dense collection of historic burial grounds, including the Newton Cemetery, Hebrew Cemetery, and Woodbine Cemetery. Moving east from the city center, the terrain rises toward Chestnut Ridge and the prominent Massanutten Peak, where the Massanutten Resort and a natural formation known as The Kettle mark the transition into the mountain range.

Rural life persists in the valleys between the ridges, where settlements such as Keezletown, Peales Crossroads, and Penn Laird are linked by a network of historic roads. Significant water features like Lake Shenandoah and Cub Run drain the landscape, while numerous memorial gardens and the Ashby Monument provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking family lineage in Rockingham County.