SHASTEEN GENEALOGY
Houston, TX  — Updated Jan 2008
Ray@Shasteen.com
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Overview of Amherst County — Otter Creek on left, Pedlar Mills down and to the right, and Amherst CH toward the center bottom
Note that all these maps seem to be a bit incorrectly oriented in comparison to modern day maps, particularly north south relationship of Amherst to Pedlar Mills

Otter Creek to Pedlar Mills Close up

Pedlar Mills to Amherst C. H. (Courthouse) Close up

Source: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 — http://memory.loc.gov/  — [Map of Nelson and Amherst counties, Va.] / Lt. C.S. Dwight.

Another look at the area, focusing on north and east side of Tobacco Row Mountains regarding the 1748 (Both sides Buffalo River near Blue Mountains)and 1751 (Huff's Creek East side of Tobacco Row Mountains - this creek drains into the Buffalo River ) James Shastead deeds

 
Source: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 — http://memory.loc.gov/  — [Map of Nelson Co. and part of the counties of Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Fluvanna and Louisa, Va.].