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1961 Map of Sugar Tree Ridge

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Sugar Tree Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The rolling agricultural landscape of southern Highland County is defined here by the drainage of White Oak Creek and its tributaries, including Sugar Run and the East Fork. In the early 1960s, this area remained largely rural, centered on established crossroads like Sugar Tree Ridge and Taylorsville. Small family and community burial grounds, such as Van Winkle Cem and Rogers Cem, are scattered across the townships of Hamer, New Market, and White Oak.

Transportation routes are anchored by the Norfolk and Western railroad, which passes through Mowrystown and East Danville. Local social landmarks of the era include the Drive-in Theater along the highway and several country churches like Union Chapel and Wesley Chapel. The map specifically notes that the entire area lies within the Virginia Military District, a historical land grant designation that influenced the non-grid road patterns seen on Stivers Road and Whitepoke Road.