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1962 Map of Sugarloaf Mtn

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Sugarloaf Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Jane Furnace and Rebecca Furnace stand as industrial remnants along the mountainous border of Botetourt and Rockbridge Counties. This 1962 survey, updated in the mid-1980s, reveals a landscape defined by the iron heritage of the Blue Ridge, where remote furnace sites and Orebank Mountain point to earlier mineral extraction. The terrain is deeply corrugated by ridges like Biggs Mountain and Painter Mountain, with small settlements like Rapps Mill and Moore established along the watercourses.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural landmarks, including Mt Horeb Church, Mt Bethel Church, and the Pullen and Deacons cemeteries. The northern portion of the quadrangle features the Lexington Reservoir and its associated Ad Cox Knob Dam, while the extensive acreage of the George Washington National Forest and Jefferson National Forest encompasses prominent summits such as Sugarloaf Mountain and Stamping Ground Mountain.