Tobacco Row Mtn and the surrounding Blue Ridge foothills define this area of Amherst County, where the topography transitions from high peaks to the James River valley. The map documents the rural distribution of settlements such as Elon, Monroe, and Salt Creek, connected by a network of historical thoroughfares like the Buffalo Springs Tpke. The landscape is etched with numerous family-named mountain gaps and peaks, including Pedlar Gap, Camden Gap, and Gun Mtn, illustrating the complex terrain that dictated local travel and settlement patterns.
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1892 · Lynchburg
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1894 · Lexington
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1935 · Buena Vista
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1935 · Amherst
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1939 · Amherst
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Buena Vista
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Buena Vista
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Lynchburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Roanoke
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Goode
USGS Topo · 1:62,500