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1968 Map of Hillsville

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Hillsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Big Reed Island Creek winds through the heart of Carroll County, anchoring a landscape of family cemeteries and rural congregations. The settlement at Hillsville serves as the primary hub, showing the early layout of its streets, schools, and the Radio Tower (WHHV) site. High points like Witcher Knob and Huffman Knob overlook a terrain defined by the convergences of Buckhorn Creek, Grassy Creek, and Little Reed Island Creek.

Local history is preserved in the numerous named houses of worship and burial grounds, including Gilmer Chapel Cem, Island Creek Ch, and Allison Chapel. The 1978 photorevisions, indicated in purple, trace the development of the road network and residential expansion around Liberty Hill and Mitchell Crossroads. From the Longshoal Lookout Tower in the north to the summer grounds of Camp Virginian, this map provides a detailed view of the region's mid-century social and geographic structure.