
Mabry Mill and the Mabry Mill Pond sit at the southern edge of this landscape, marking a vital historic center for local community life. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Blue Ridge Pkwy, which snakes past Rock Castle Gap and high points like Buffalo Mountain and Slate Mountain. Small mountain settlements including Willis, Union, and Conners Grove are connected by a network of rural roads such as Halls Store Rd SW and Indian Valley Rd NW. Waterways like the West Fork Little River and the three prongs of Furnace Creek drain the slopes of Black Ridge. For genealogists, the Shelor Cemetery and numerous family-named routes provide specific landmarks for tracing ancestral homesteads in Floyd County.
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1889 · Hillsville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1892 · Hillsville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1896 · Hillsville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1928 · Stuart
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1931 · Stuart
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Winston-Salem
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Winston-Salem
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Macks Mountain
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Mount Airy
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Floyd
USGS Topo · 1:62,500