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2022 Map of New Castle

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of New Castle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

New Castle serves as the focal point of this Craig County landscape, home to the Craig County Courthouse and several local family burying grounds including the Waugh Family Cem and Greenway Family Cem. The terrain is defined by the significant mountain ridges of Potts Mountain and Broad Run Mtn, which frame the agricultural and residential corridors of Craig Creek Valley.

Settlement patterns follow the water, with communities like Barbours Creek and Marshalltown established along the drainage of Barbours Cr and Craig Creek. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with small family plots, from the McDonald Family Cem near Johns Creek to the McCartney Family Cem further north. The intersection of local history and geology is evident at Virginia Mineral Springs, while the expansive tracts of the Jefferson National Forest and George Washington National Forest preserve the surrounding ridges.