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1965 Map of Peterstown

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Peterstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Peterstown serves as a focal point in this survey of the borderlands between Monroe County, West Virginia, and Giles County, Virginia. The landscape is defined by the deep winding path of the New River, which flows past settlements like Lurich and Glen Lyn while filling the Bluestone Lake reservoir. The presence of the Norfolk and Western railway along the riverbank underscores the region's historic role as a transportation corridor through the Appalachian ridges.

Genealogists and local researchers will find significant landmarks scattered across the uplands, including Thompson Chapel, Mt Carmel Cem, and Midway Ch. Small communities such as Bozoo, Cashmere, and Ballard are connected by a network of rural roads that navigate the complex topography of Powell Mountain and Rich Mountain. This 1965 record, updated in the 1980s, documents a rural economy transitioning toward recreation and conservation, evidenced by the Bluestone State Park and the Jefferson Nat Forest.