2010 Map of Jewell Ridge

About this map

Jewell Ridge and Whitewood anchor this survey of the high plateau and steep hollows of southwestern Virginia. The landscape is defined by its complex ridge-and-valley topography, where small communities like Coaldan, Glen Burke, and Seaboard are situated along the lower elevations of Middle Creek and Mudlick Creek. For genealogists and local researchers, the map identifies several family-named burial grounds, including the Sawyer Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, and Stevenson Cemetery, along with a larger Company Cemetery near the ridge summit. High points are dominated by long, parallel formations such as Smith Ridge and Stinson Ridge, while the Bearwallow Lookout Tower provides a strategic vantage point over the drainage basins of Dismal Creek and the Laurel Fork. The network of local roads like Tiller Rd and Wayne Rd connects these isolated settlements through gaps such as Shortt Gap and Low Gap.