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1998 Map of Whitehead

Name: 1998 Topographic Map of Whitehead
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

Peach Bottom Mountain dominates the northern landscape of this region, where the Little River and Prathers Creek carve through the high elevations of Alleghany Co. The survey highlights the rural community of Whitehead, a focal point for local history researchers and genealogists tracing the Antioch Ch and Union Ch congregations. To the south, the dramatic rise of Bluff Ridge marks a transition into the Thurmond Chatham Wildlife Management Area, a protected expanse that borders Wilkes Co.

The Blue Ridge Parkway snakes across the high ridges, passing landmarks like the Brinegar Cabin and peaks such as Fodder Stack and Bluff Mountain. This era shows a landscape where high-mountain transportation routes connect isolated family-named landmarks like Betsy Peak and Catherine Knob with the more established settlement of Sparta just at the map's northern edge. The map provides clear evidence of the area's agricultural and spiritual foundations, from the Piney Fork Ch to the scattered cemeteries that dot the creek valleys.