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1982 Map of Wytheville

Name: 1982 Topographic Map of Wytheville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Mount Rogers and Whitetop Mountain anchor this expansive view of the Southern Highlands, where the borders of Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee converge. The landscape is defined by the parallel ridges of the Jefferson National Forest and the Iron Mountains, providing a look at the regional topography during the early 1980s. Major transportation corridors including Interstate 81 and the Norfolk and Western Railway follow the natural valleys, connecting historic centers like Wytheville, Marion, and Abingdon.

The map details a network of smaller mountain communities such as Saltville, Damascus, and Independence, alongside the protected acreage of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. Numerous tributaries, including the Middle Fork Holston River and Cripple Creek, carve through the terrain, illustrating the complex drainage patterns that shaped early settlement and local industry in these high mountain valleys.