2016 Map of Tazewell North

About this map

The West Virginia-Virginia state line bisects this 2016 survey, cutting through the Appalachian coalfields and the valley of Jacobs Fork. The landscape is defined by its deep hollows and high ridges, including Stony Ridge and Big Stone Ridge, which separate various small mining and residential communities. In the northern section, West Virginia settlements like Squire and Jacobs Fork sit along the creek, while the Virginia side features the town of Bishop straddling the border. To the south, the terrain opens into Baptist Valley and the more developed corridors of North Tazewell and the northern edge of Tazewell. Transportation in this era is centered on routes like the Trail of the Lonesome Pine, which follows the rail line through the Clinch River valley, passing near Maplewood Cemetery. The map captures the complex geography of the Tennessee Valley Divide and the network of local roads such as Baptist Valley Road that connect these mountain gaps.