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1939 Map of Leesburg

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Leesburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Leesburg and its surrounding hamlets are captured here during a period of transition in the late 1930s. The landscape is defined by the drainage of Limestone Creek and the Muddy Fork, which supported several rural nodes such as Bowmantown and Hartmantown. The map reveals a high density of community landmarks, including Dunkard Ch, Zion Ch, and New Hope Ch, alongside essential local institutions like the Mountain View Sch.

Industry and commerce are represented by remnants of the area's milling history at Taylor Mill and Keys Mill, while the Southern railroad corridor through Telford illustrates the vital transport link for this agricultural section of Washington County. Named ridges like Allegheny Ridge and Kit Carson Ridge frame the valleys where family-named landmarks such as the Deacon Store and Union Tabernacle served as focal points for local rural life.