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1923 Map of Pearisburg

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Pearisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Springfield Mountain and the Red Sulphur District dominate this early 1920s survey of the borderlands between Monroe County, West Virginia, and Giles County, Virginia. The landscape is defined by the sharp ridges of Peters Mountain, where Dickinson Gap and Symms Gap provided vital transit points through the high terrain. In this era, the social fabric of these remote hollows was structured around a high density of small rural institutions, evidenced by the numerous named schoolhouses such as Dry Pond School, Shires School, and Oak Hill School that served isolated farmsteads.

Water sources like Hans Creek and Lick Creek carve through the valleys, supporting small clusters of settlement at Sweet Springs and Rock Camp. The spiritual life of the district is mapped through its country churches, including Flatwoods Church and the Brick Church, providing essential landmarks for genealogists tracing family roots in this Appalachian corridor. The presence of Orchard and Assurance highlights the agricultural and residential nature of the West Virginia side of the state line before mid-century changes.