2010 Map of Stickleyville

About this map

Stickleyville and the surrounding hamlets of Woodway, Dot, and Canton occupy a complex landscape defined by parallel ridges and narrow valleys. This 2010 survey illustrates the deep-rooted settlement patterns of Lee County, where numerous family and community burial grounds like Odd Fellows Cemetery, Gilly-Wells Cemetery, and the Maness-Ramey Cemetery are scattered along the hillsides. The drainage systems of the North Fork Clinch River and Powell River shape the local geography, carving through the massive barriers of Powell Mountain and Wallen Ridge. Between these heights, specialized terrain features emerge, including the geologic depressions of The Sinks and the productive bottomlands of Hickory Flats. The map documents a rural society closely tied to its topography, where small clusters of homes and churches cling to the gaps and runs of Back Valley and Rasnic Hollow.