1931 Map of Waiteville

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Potts Mountain and Sinking Creek Mountain dominate the western portion of this 1931 survey, which illustrates the dramatic ridge-and-valley topography along the border of Monroe County and Giles County. The settlement at Newport and the smaller outpost at Captain serve as focal points for the rural communities tucked into these high valleys. This advance sheet captures the region just before the mid-century, showing the placement of local landmarks like Clover Hollow Ch and Mt Olive Ch that anchored social life for family farms. Notable landmarks such as White Rocks and Lone Pine Peak provide a high-resolution look at the terrain that defined transportation routes through Rocky Gap. The drainage patterns of Big Stony Creek and Johns Creek further illustrate the difficult geography that local residents navigated daily.