2016 Map of Swift Run Gap

About this map

Shenandoah National Park and the high ridges of the Blue Ridge dominate this modern survey, where the Appalachian National Scenic Trail winds through historic passes like Swift Run Gap and Smith Roach Gap. The landscape is a complex network of hollows and mountains, including Bacon Hollow, Shiffett Hollow, and Brokenback Mtn, illustrating the dramatic elevation changes that shaped local settlement patterns. Small communities such as Beldor, Sandy Bottom, and Dyke sit at the mountain feet, connected by the Spotswood Trl and Skyline Dr. Genealogists may find value in the scattered burial sites like Temple Hill Cem and Mission Home Cem, which remain as markers of family history in these rural gaps. The survey also tracks the headwaters of the Roach River and Lynch River as they descend from the steep eastern slopes.