1967 Map of Horseshoe Mountain
USGS Topo · Published 1982About this map
The Tye River winds through the southern reaches of this Nelson County landscape, anchoring a valley where the settlements of Roseland and Massies Mill developed. This 1967 survey, updated with 1979 aerial revisions, reveals a territory defined by deep mountain hollows and the early network of paths through the George Washington National Forest. The presence of the Appalachian Trail along the high ridges of Three Ridges and Horseshoe Mountain highlights the region's recreational evolution alongside traditional rural hubs like Jonesboro and Shaeffer. Community life is clearly marked through landmarks such as Massies Mill Sch, Bethlehem Ch, and Zion Hill Ch. Higher elevations are characterized by named peaks and gaps, including Brent Gap and Shields Gap, which historically facilitated movement between the isolated drainage basins of Hat Creek and Davis Creek.
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Editions of this 1967 Horseshoe Mountain Map
5 editions found
Historical Maps of Jonesboro Through Time
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1892 Buckingham
Nelson County, VA
1965 Massies Mill
Nelson County, VA
1967 Greenfield
Nelson County, VA
1967 Horseshoe Mountain
Nelson County, VA
1979 Greenfield
Nelson County, VA
1999 Horseshoe Mountain
Nelson County, VA
1999 Massies Mill
Nelson County, VA
2011 Greenfield
Nelson County, VA
2011 Horseshoe Mountain
Nelson County, VA
2011 Massies Mill
Nelson County, VA
2013 Greenfield
Nelson County, VA
2013 Horseshoe Mountain
Nelson County, VA
2013 Massies Mill
Nelson County, VA
2016 Greenfield
Nelson County, VA
2016 Horseshoe Mountain
Nelson County, VA
2016 Massies Mill
Nelson County, VA
2019 Greenfield
Nelson County, VA
2019 Horseshoe Mountain
Nelson County, VA
2019 Massies Mill
Nelson County, VA
2022 Greenfield
Nelson County, VA
2022 Horseshoe Mountain
Nelson County, VA
2022 Massies Mill
Nelson County, VA