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1965 Map of Interior

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Interior
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Peters Mountain forms a dramatic diagonal spine across this mid-1960s survey, marking the jagged boundary between West Virginia's Monroe County and Virginia's Giles County. This high-altitude landscape is largely contained within the Jefferson National Forest, where a network of trails and primitive routes connects remote sites like the Stony Creek Lookout Tower and the University of Virginia Biological Station. Small mountain settlements and family landmarks are concentrated in the narrow valleys, particularly near Interior and Kire.

Genealogists and local historians can trace legacy land use through features like Wiseman Chapel and the Ballard-Harvey Cem. The map documents the high-country terrain before modern development, showing the winding course of the Appalachian Trail as it traverses ridges like Sarton Ridge and Huckleberry Ridge, passing through gaps and hollows that once defined the isolation of these Appalachian communities.