1968 Map of Pounding Mill

About this map

Clinch River and the Norfolk and Western railway corridor dictate the settlement patterns of this Appalachian valley. Small communities and named landmarks like Pounding Mill, Cedar Bluff, and Gillespie are strung along the tracks and water, highlighting a landscape defined by industrial transit and agricultural pockets. The map documents numerous small family and community Cem sites scattered across the ridges of Smith Ridge and Deskin Mountain, providing a vital record for genealogical research in Tazewell County. Further south, the terrain transitions into the more open areas of Ward Cove and the Maiden Spring area, where Maiden Spring Creek flows near the foothills of Paint Lick Mountain. Unique cultural sites such as the Cedar Hills Raceway near Cedar Bluff and the Quarry at Pounding Mill illustrate the varied recreational and extractive uses of the land during the late 1960s.