1969 Map of Hightown

About this map

Hightown sits at a high-elevation crossroads in Highland County where the waters of the Jackson River and Back Creek begin their descent. This 1969 field-checked survey reveals a landscape defined by the drainage divide between the Monongahela National Forest and the George Washington National Forest. The map documents a sparsely populated pastoral and forested region where small family or community cemeteries and the Pisgah Ch serve as local landmarks. Notable topographic features such as Vanderpool Gap and the Top of Allegheny emphasize the dramatic verticality of the terrain, which includes numerous named peaks like Watering Pond Knob and Bald Knob. Along the eastern edge, the village of Meadowdale and the steep slopes of Monterey Mtn provide further geographic context for this remote section of the Virginia-West Virginia borderlands.