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2019 Map of Wise

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Wise
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Wise County Courthouse stands as the central landmark of Wise, a settlement defined by its high-altitude topography and academic presence at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. The landscape is a complex network of ridges and gaps, where the Guest River carves through the terrain near Hawthorne and Ramsey. To the south, the protected woodlands of the Jefferson National Forest dominate the horizon, containing prominent peaks like Eagle Knob and Big Flat Top.

Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial sites, including Wise Cem, Glamorgan Cem, and the Laurel Grove Cem near Guest Mtn. Transportation history is visible through the Lonesome Pine Airport and the path of Bus 23 connecting Norton to the outlying mining and timber communities of Glamorgan and Stephens. The presence of numerous small gaps like Parson Gap and Edith Gap illustrates how the early road network was forced to navigate the formidable Tennessee Valley Divide.