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2016 Map of Peterstown

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The New River carves a deep path through the borderlands of West Virginia and Virginia, anchoring a landscape where river-and-rail industry meets rural high-country settlements. Along the southern banks, the Norfolk Southern line follows the water's edge, serving the communities of Glen Lyn and Rich Creek, while the town of Peterstown sits just across the state line in Monroe County. The terrain rises sharply from the river valley to prominent heights like Powell Mtn and Wylie Mtn, which separate the river corridor from the agricultural plateaus to the north.

Local history is preserved in a network of family-named roads and remote burial grounds, including Mount Carman Cem near the northern boundary and Dunn Cem to the east. Small communities such as Bozoo, Cashmere, and Neponset are connected by a web of rural routes like Barou-Ballard Rd and Adair Ridge Rd. The eastern edge of the map includes portions of the Jefferson National Forest near Little Mtn, marking the transition into protected mountain wilderness.