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1961 Map of Jaybird

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Jaybird
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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Scioto Brush Creek State Forest dominates this section of the Virginia Military District, where the drainage of Scioto Brush Creek and its many tributaries, like Jaybird Branch and Bettys Creek, carved a complex landscape of ridges and hollows. The area's mid-century character is defined by a series of high points, most notably Peach Mountain, which is home to a Lookout Tower, the Peach Mountain Ch, and a hilltop Peach Mountain Cem.

Industry and transport are represented by the Norfolk and Western railway corridor, which follows the winding path of Plum Run and the main creek. Local life in settlements like Jaybird and Dunlap centers on small country churches including Dunlap Ch and Burns Chapel. For genealogists, several family-named burial sites such as Mustard Cem and Newman Cem are clearly marked alongside the rugged terrain of Tener Mountain and Hackleshin Ridge.