1910s Maps of Buchanan County, Virginia

Explore 20 historic maps of Buchanan County from the 1910s. These maps offer a rare glimpse into what life looked like during the 1910s — showing old roads, neighborhoods, homes, and landmarks that have changed or disappeared over time.

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Buchanan County, VA maps

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  1. 1910 Map of Iaeger
    1910 Map of Iaeger
    1910 Iaeger
    1910 Print · USGS
    McDowell County's steep coal country is documented here in the early twentieth century as the railroad transformed the mountain landscape. Genealogists can trace family names and early homesteads near Iaeger, Avondale PO, and Paynesville along the Norfolk and Western RR.

  2. 1912 Map of Pounding Mill
    1912 Map of Pounding Mill
    1912 Pounding Mill
    1912 Print · USGS
    The McDowell and Tazewell borderlands appear here in the decade before the First World War, showing the early infrastructure of this mountainous region. Researchers can trace the path of Squire Jim Road and locate the settlement of Horsepen among the headwaters of Big Creek.

  3. 1912 Map of Gilbert
    1912 Map of Gilbert
    1912 Gilbert
    1912 Print · USGS
    The Guyandot River valley and the industrial Tug Fork corridor define this region in the early nineteen-hundreds. Researchers can trace rail-tied settlements like Wharncliffe and War Eagle or find rural landmarks such as Twisted Gun Gap and North Spring.
    2 unique versions available

  4. 1912 Map of Iaeger
    1912 Map of Iaeger
    1912 Iaeger
    1912 Print · USGS
    McDowell County's rugged Tug Fork valley is documented here in the early twentieth century, showing a landscape defined by rail and remote hollows. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of Iaeger, find the locations of Avondale PO and Bradshaw PO, and follow the Norfolk and Western tracks.

  5. 1912 Map of Welch
    1912 Map of Welch
    1912 Welch
    1912 Print · USGS
    McDowell County's coal country comes alive in this pre-war survey, centered on the junction of the Norfolk and Western RR and the Tug Fork. Trace the early development of mining towns like Coalwood, Gary, and Kimball or locate vanished post offices such as Yukon PO.
    2 unique versions available

  6. 1914 Map of Bucu
    1914 Map of Bucu
    1914 Bucu
    1914 Print · USGS
    Covers Buchanan County, including Vansant, Council, and other nearby areas

  7. 1914 Map of Iaeger
    1914 Map of Iaeger
    1914 Iaeger
    1914 Print · USGS
    Covers Buchanan County, including Raysal, Iaeger, and other nearby areas

  8. 1914 Map of Hurley
    1914 Map of Hurley
    1914 Hurley
    1914 Print · USGS
    The Buchanan County borderlands come to life in this early twentieth-century survey, showcasing a landscape of high ridges and deep hollows. Genealogists can trace family roots through a dense network of mountain schools like Bull Creek School and remote outposts such as Kelsa PO or Artia.

  9. 1915 Map of Richlands
    1915 Map of Richlands
    1915 Richlands
    1915 Print · USGS
    The Clinch River valley in the years before the Great War is a network of coal-country settlements and mountain passes. Genealogists can locate family schoolhouses like Drill School or trace the early Norfolk and Western rail lines through Raven and Richlands.

  10. 1915 Map of Regina
    1915 Map of Regina
    1915 Regina
    1915 Print · USGS
    Pike County at the dawn of the coal boom is defined by a dense river-and-rail network along the Levisa Fork. Genealogists and historians can trace old post offices and rail stops like Shelbiana P.O., Mouthcard, and Elkhorn City.
    2 unique versions available

  11. 1915 Map of Hurley
    1915 Map of Hurley
    1915 Hurley
    1915 Print · USGS
    Buchanan County's deep hollows and early settlements are documented in this 1910s survey along the Kentucky-Virginia border. Genealogists and local historians can locate early centers of community life including Pawpaw P O, Looneyville School, and Hurley.
    2 unique versions available

  12. 1915 Map of Matewan
    1915 Map of Matewan
    1915 Matewan
    1915 Print · USGS
    The industrial coalfields of Mingo County and the Kentucky border are documented here during the height of the early twentieth-century boom. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-side communities and mining operations like Thacker Mines, Red Jacket, and the Blackberry Fork School.

  13. 1916 Map of Bucu
    1916 Map of Bucu
    1916 Bucu
    1916 Print · USGS
    Southwestern Virginia in the mid-1910s was a landscape of deep hollows and timber-driven commerce where three counties meet. Genealogists can trace family roots through an exceptional density of rural landmarks, from Bucu and Davenport to the Lumber RR and Hurricane School.
    3 unique versions available

  14. 1916 Map of Regina
    1916 Map of Regina
    1916 Regina
    1916 Print · USGS
    The Virginia and Kentucky borderlands are captured here in the years before the Great War, focusing on the dramatic river gorge country. Genealogists and hikers can trace the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio rail route near The Breaks and The Towers.
    2 unique versions available

  15. 1916 Map of Pounding Mill
    1916 Map of Pounding Mill
    1916 Pounding Mill
    1916 Print · USGS
    The Virginia and West Virginia state line was a rugged landscape of isolated mountain hollows and ridge-top knobs during the early twentieth century. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Greasy Creek School, the NORFOLK AND WESTERN RR, and the settlement of Sayersville.

  16. 1916 Map of Iaeger
    1916 Map of Iaeger
    1916 Iaeger
    1916 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of West Virginia and Virginia are captured here in the early twentieth century, showing the coal-and-rail landscape of the Tug Fork. Genealogists and local historians can trace small community hubs like Avondale PO, Stacy PO, and family-named landmarks like Joshua Day School.

  17. 1916 Map of Richlands
    1916 Map of Richlands
    1916 Richlands
    1916 Print · USGS
    The Clinch River valley was entering a period of industrial growth just before the First World War as rail lines followed the water. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous mountain schools and hamlets like Antioch School, Red Ash, and Cedar Bluff.
    5 unique versions available

  18. 1917 Map of Hurley
    1917 Map of Hurley
    1917 Hurley
    1917 Print · USGS
    Buchanan County's mountain hollows and coal-country settlements are meticulously mapped in the years before the Great War. Genealogists can trace a dense network of early rural education sites like Rowe Mountain School and Home Creek School, alongside river points like Grundy and Levisa Fork.
    5 unique versions available

  19. 1917 Map of Regina
    1917 Map of Regina
    1917 Regina
    1917 Print · USGS
    The Pike County coalfields and the winding Kentucky-Virginia border are captured here just before the close of the Great War. Genealogists can locate family homes and old post offices at Sutton PO, Regina PO, and Carmen PO along the steep hollows.
    3 unique versions available

  20. 1917 Map of Matewan
    1917 Map of Matewan
    1917 Matewan
    1917 Print · USGS
    The Tug Fork valley in the 1910s was a bustling corridor of coal production and rail activity along the West Virginia and Kentucky border. Genealogists and historians can trace the foundations of coal-camp life at Thacker Mines, the winding Norfolk and Western RR, and local landmarks like the Hatfield School.
    2 unique versions available

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