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2016 Map of Madison

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Madison
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Robinson River and Rapidan River carve through this section of the Blue Ridge foothills, defining a landscape of high ridges and narrow hollows. In the western portion of the map, the boundary of Shenandoah National Park marks a transition to steeper terrain, including Doubletop Mtn and Chapman Mtn. Small settlements such as Syria, Criglersville, and Aylor are situated along these valley floors, connected by the Old Blue Ridge Tpke and various state routes.

Genealogists and local researchers will find numerous family-named landmarks and small burial sites scattered across the ridges, including Mount Zion Cem, Jarrell Cem, and the Second Robertson Cem. The distribution of these sites, alongside place names like Graves Mill and Banco, suggests a long history of agricultural and timber-based communities established within the protective folds of Utz Hollow, Deep Hollow, and Courtney Hollow.