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1963 Map of Valentines

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Valentines
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The Roanoke River corridor and its transformed landscape define this borderland between Virginia and North Carolina. In the early 1960s, the creation of Lake Gaston reshaped the southern portion of the region, flooding the lowlands once drained by Pea Hill Creek and Jimmies Creek. Above the reservoir's shoreline, established rural communities like Valentines and Henrico maintain their character, connected by a network of local roads that pass by historical landmarks such as First Cedar Grove Ch and Mason Grove Ch.

The landscape is marked by the transition from agriculture to managed timberland, with an Old Railroad Grade cutting through the center of the sheet as a reminder of earlier timber or transit infrastructure. In the north, small settlements like Triplet sit near the headwaters of Rattlesnake Creek, while the southern reaches near the Power House indicate the growing importance of hydroelectric utility in the mid-century era.