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1967 Map of Simeon

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Simeon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Ash Lawn and the small settlements of Simeon, Overton, and Blenheim anchor this rural landscape in Albemarle County during the late 1960s. The topography is dominated by the southwest-to-northeast stretch of Carters Mountain and Patterson Mountain, which divide the drainages of numerous small waterways including Massey Creek and Lee Creek. A network of country churches serves these communities, including Rose Hill Ch and Wake Forest Ch, while the University of Virginia Airport sits near the Rivanna River at the northern edge of the sheet.

The transition between the foothills and the Piedmont is marked by industrial activity such as a Quarry near Slate Creek and the southern reaches of Fluvanna Ruritan Lake near the Albemarle and Fluvanna County border. The map illustrates a period when these historic estates and small crossroads like Woodridge remained largely agricultural, connected by a web of winding roads that follow the ridges and creek valleys of the Buck Island Creek watershed.