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1961 Map of Sardinia

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Sardinia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Sardinia and Mowrystown anchor this rural landscape in the Brown and Highland County borderlands. The southern portion of the sheet is defined by the Norfolk and Western rail corridor, which passes through the village of Sardinia and skirts the Sardinia Reservoir. The terrain is deeply etched by the winding course of White Oak Creek and its many tributaries, including Indian Run and Lick Run, creating a patchwork of wooded hollows and upland farmsteads typical of the Virginia Military District.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the White School to numerous family-named burial grounds like Bratton Cem, Vance Cem, and McNeely Cem. Small, quiet settlements such as Buford, Gath, and Needfull are connected by a network of rural roads including Bardwell Buford Road and Bean Road. The map also notes industrial and recreational features of the era, such as a Claypit near Mowrystown and a Golf Course south of the county line.