Many thanks; will get my maps down and start looking again. Regards, Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freddie Spradlin" <fspradlin@earthlink.net> To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 3:39 PM Subject: [VAROOTS] Re: Amherst co. VA locations, c. 1789 > Monasco Mtn, Piney Mtn, Rockfish River and it's South Fork are all in present > day Nelson Co. > > The Rockfish River forms a part of the Nelson/Albemarle Co line, where it flows > into the James River. > The South Fork flows through the Rockfish Valley, from about Beech Grove through > Nellysford and Lodebar, along Rte 151. > > Monasco Mtn, lies about 4 miles southwest of Schyuler with Piney Mtn, directly > southwest of Monasco. > > I haven't spotted Glady Creek on my map. > > > Freddie S. > > > > If anyone on the list can help me approximately locate the following land > features in Amherst Co. VA c. 1789, I would appreciate the help: > > "Glady Creek" > > "Piny Mountain" > > "Manascoes Mountain" > > "South Fork of the Rockfish River" > > > > If nothing else, if anyone can give me approximate distance/direction for > these places with Amherst, the county seat, as the point of departure, that > would probably get me in the ball park, so to speak. My guess is that some of > these items may not even be in the present-day Amherst Co. > > Regards, > > Larry > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237