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2016 Map of Salisbury

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Jefferson National Forest dominates the high ground in this area of Botetourt County, where the James River snakes through the northeastern corner near the community of Salisbury. The landscape is defined by long, parallel ridges such as Cedar Ridge and Timber Ridge, which direct the flow of local waterways like Catawba Creek and Beaverdam Cr toward the river valley. In the southern reaches, the historic town of Fincastle serves as a local anchor near the Fincastle Airport.

Family history is preserved in numerous upland burial grounds, including Piney Grove Cem, Wesley Chapel Cem, and Linkenhoker Cem. The settlement pattern follows the drainage of the creeks, with small nodes like Kyles Mills and Springwood situated at the crossroads of rural routes like Springwood Rd. This survey documents a rural Virginia landscape where agricultural valleys are tightly hemmed in by the protected timberlands of the national forest.