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1935 Map of Tiptop

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Tiptop
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Norfolk and Western Railway winds through the heart of this Appalachian landscape, serving small rail-stops and communities like Tiptop and Wittens Mills. Surveyed just before the mid-1930s, the terrain is defined by prominent ridges including Stone Ridge and Buckhorn Mountain, which separate the headwaters of the Clinch River and the Bluestone River.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from schools like Sluss Sch and Mud Fork Sch to numerous rural congregations such as Ryes Chapel, Sheffys Chapel, and Mt Olivet Ch. The map also captures the industrial footprint of the era, noting the Appalachian Electric Power Company Transmission Line and several Burkes Garden agricultural or resource plots. This detailed view preserves the location of family settlements and the complex network of hollows, such as Puckett Hollow and Lonesome Hollow, that dictated the region's development.