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1964 Map of Standardsville

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Standardsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Stanardsville serves as the focal point of this Greene County landscape during the mid-1960s, situated at the base of the Blue Ridge foothills. The town's layout includes Monroe High Sch and Stanardsville Sch, alongside critical local infrastructure such as a Sewage Disposal plant and a Radio Tower. The survey illustrates a rural society organized around small crossroads like Kinderhook, Amicus, and Brills Shop, where local life centered on community anchors like First Bible Ch and Mountain View Ch.

To the northwest, the boundary of Shenandoah National Park marks a shift from settled valley floors to the steep grades of Saddleback Mountain. The map meticulously records the hydrology of the Piedmont, tracing the Conway River and Rapidan River as they define the border between Madison and Greene counties. Notable for genealogists is the distribution of family and community burial grounds, including Shelton Cem and Wallace Cem, which remain preserved among the agricultural tracts and timbered ridges like Little Edge Mountain.