
The Hazel River and Hughes River define the valley corridors of this northern Virginia landscape, where small crossroads communities serve as anchors for the surrounding rural territory. Near the center of the sheet, Woodville and Scrabble sit along the primary road network, while smaller nodes like Peola Mills and Slate Mills suggest a historical reliance on water power along the local runs. The map documents numerous rural landmarks essential for genealogical research, including Piedmont Ch, Mt Lebanon Ch, and Nazareth Ch, alongside many unnamed family burial grounds marked simply as Cem. High peaks like Slaughter Mtn, Jobbers Mountain, and Bessie Bell Mountain ring the valleys, illustrating the physical constraints that shaped the settlement patterns of Rappahannock, Madison, and Culpeper Counties during the mid-20th century.
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1892 · Gordonsville
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1893 · Luray
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1905 · Luray
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1929 · Stony Man
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1930 · Madison
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1933 · Stony Man
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1933 · Madison
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1949 · Charlottesville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Charlottesville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1961 · Sperryville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500