The Network of neighborhoods and families are the voice and temperament of the town. Because we don’t have a way-back-machine that works, understanding and appreciating the interactions of the people who lived in the past can only be inferred by the circles they travel in or avoid. There are so many interesting families as well as neighborhoods that we will explore though genealogy, newspapers, land transactions, court proceedings, and more.
The Blacksburg Time Machine is a Google based map with the historical homes, civic buildings, churches, shops, etc that have come and gone over the years. This project is not complete, so feel free to please provide information.
Neighborhoods
- Airport Acres
- Church/Jackson/Roanoke
- Clay/Wharton
- Wade
- Jackson/Bennett
- Kentland
- Miller Addition/Southside
- McBride
- New Town
- Wake Forest
Documents
1932 Blacksburg, Cambria and Christiansburg City Directory in the Blacksburg Museum’s Collection. This document is searchable.
1991 Blacksburg Historic District Application that describes many of the structures of historical importance to Blacksburg.
A Survey of Historic Architecture in the Blacksburg Historic District Montgomery County, Virginia by Gibson Worsham, for the Town of Blacksburg, 1997 – An extensive survey of historic and contributing structures in Blacksburg.
Historic and Review Board of Blacksburg
Rosenwald Abandoned Schools Searcher and with DHR
Social Media
Gathered information and memories from social media, including Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, & Instagram.
We Need Your Help
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