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1965 Map of Mc Donalds Mill

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Mc Donalds Mill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The North Fork of the Roanoke River winds through this mid-1960s survey of the Virginia highlands, where mountain agriculture and milling define the local economy. In the valley below Paris Mountain, the namesake Mc Donalds Mill and nearby Bennetts Mill stand as central landmarks for the surrounding rural community. The landscape is dominated by parallel ridges, including Sinking Creek Mountain and Brush Mountain, which frame the deep hollows of Craig Creek and its many tributaries.

Genealogists and local historians will find a wealth of specific identifiers, from the Appalachian Trail following the high ridge lines to small country worship sites like Mt Union Ch and Canterbury Ch. Numerous family burial grounds, such as Whitlock Cem and Anderson Cem, are meticulously recorded alongside geological curiosities like the Acre of Rocks and Half Acre of Rocks. The map captures a moment before modern development altered these traditional mountain drainage patterns.