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1970 Map of Rio

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Rio
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Rio sits at the confluence of the North River and Sperry Run, serving as a central point for this 1970 survey of the Hampshire Co and Hardy Co border. The landscape is defined by the massive parallel ridges of Stony Mountain, Sherman Mountain, and Short Mountain, the latter of which contains the designated Short Mountain Public Hunting Area. Small rural communities and church-centered settlements are scattered through the valleys, including Kirby and Mountaindale.

Local history is preserved through numerous landmarks such as Hotts Chapel, Zoar Ch, and the Greasy Lick Sch along Grassy Lick Run. The presence of a prominent Pipeline cutting across the mountain ridges highlights the mid-century infrastructure developments in this part of the Appalachian highlands. Genealogy researchers will find value in the named cemeteries and the precise locations of rural churches like Bethel Ch and Mt Zion Ch near Ford Hill.