2022 Map of Piney River

About this map

Lowesville and Piney River anchor this central Virginia landscape where the George Washington National Forest meets the foothills of the Blue Ridge. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the Little Piney River and the Buffalo River, which carve through prominent elevations like Turkey Mtn and Mobley Mtn. Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family-named burial sites scattered throughout the terrain, such as Henley Cem, Mays Cem, and the Fulcher Cem near the Fulcher Family Farms Airport. The transition from forest to settlement is visible in the network of rural routes like State Rte 629 and the repurposing of industrial infrastructure, evidenced by the Blue Ridge Railway Trl following the river through Shady Lane.