1965 Map of Ironto

About this map

The Norfolk and Western railway corridor dictates the settlement patterns of this Montgomery County landscape, threading through the valleys of the North Fork Roanoke River and South Fork Roanoke River. In the mid-1960s, the community of Shawsville serves as a primary hub, while smaller hamlets like Ironto, Fagg, and Lusters Gate are tucked into the mountain gaps. The map documents a deeply etched topography of ridges and hollows, including Paris Mountain and Hightop Mountain, where numerous family-named landmarks like Slaughterpen Hollow and Ryan Hollow reside.