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2019 Map of New Market

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of New Market
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The North Fork Shenandoah River carves through this portion of the Shenandoah Valley, defining a landscape of agricultural bottoms and strategic high ground. The valley floor is marked by the Meems Bottom Covered Bridge and the sprawling passages of Shenandoah Caverns. Settlement patterns follow the historical corridor of the Old Valley Pike, connecting the established centers of New Market and Mount Jackson.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites and rural congregations, including Mount Zion Cem, Solomons Church, and Saint Marys Pine Church Cem. The terrain features notable elevations like Third Hill and Rudes Hill, while the boundary between Shenandoah and Rockingham counties cuts across the western hills near Timber Ridge. This map illustrates the enduring intersection of historic transport routes and the natural river hydrology that supported communities like Quicksburg and Plains Mill.