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1929 Map of Roanoke

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Roanoke
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Roanoke valley and its surrounding ridges are meticulously detailed in this survey from the late 1920s. The city center is a dense grid of infrastructure where the Roanoke River meets the heavy rail lines of the Norfolk and Western. To the north, Hollins College stands as a prominent landmark near Hollins, while small agricultural and milling hubs like Amsterdam and Glebe Mills dot the valley floor.

Evidence of the region's complex topography is found in the steep elevations of Tinker Mountain and the Blue Ridge, which hem in settlements like Cloverdale and Troutville along the Lee Highway. Notable rural infrastructure includes the Roanoke Reservoir and numerous local schools, such as South View Sch and Bonsack Sch, which served the outlying communities of Botetourt and Roanoke counties before the mid-century expansion.