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2016 Map of Rileyville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Woodstock sits at the northwestern edge of this landscape, where the North Fork Shenandoah River carves the dramatic Seven Bends. The terrain is dominated by the parallel ridges of Powell Mtn and Massanutten Mountain, which cradle the Fort Valley within the George Washington National Forest. This protected corridor preserves a network of gaps and notches used for passage across the ridges, including Woodstock Gap, Walters Gap, and Habron Gap.

To the southeast, the South Fork Shenandoah River winds past small settlements like Rileyville and Burners Bottom. The map documents numerous family-named landmarks and rural burial sites, such as Riverview Cem and Munch Cem, alongside the remote community of Seven Fountains. This transition between the river lowlands and the high forest ridges reveals a 21st-century view of Virginia's Blue Ridge foothills where topography has long dictated the placement of roads and homesteads.