1990s Maps of Boone County, West Virginia

1. 1996 Map of Belle, 2000 Print

   

   1996 Belle

   2000 Print · USGS

   The industrial corridor of the Kanawha River comes into sharp focus during the mid-nineties, showing the integration of rail, water, and mining. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations through numerous sites like Wrightsville Cem, Winifrede, and Lens Creek Ch.

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4. 1996 Map of Wharton, 2002 Print

   

   1996 Wharton

   2002 Print · USGS

   Boone County's coal-heavy river valleys are captured here in the 1990s, showing the dense network of mining and hollow settlements. Genealogists can trace family names at Mid Ferrell Cem or locate community hubs like Elizabeth Ch and the town of Bob White.

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7. 1996 Map of Dorothy, 2002 Print

   

   1996 Dorothy

   2002 Print · USGS

   Coal mining and rail history dominate this West Virginia landscape in the late 1990s, where extraction infrastructure meets deep Appalachian hollows. Genealogists and researchers can trace local family sites like Union Cemetery, Township High School, and the Horse Creek Church.

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10. 1996 Map of Sylvester, 2002 Print

    

    1996 Sylvester

    2002 Print · USGS

    The Big Coal River valley in the mid-nineties shows a landscape of river-bottom towns and ridge-top industry. Trace family roots at Foster Cem or locate old community centers like Seth, Prenter, and Orgas near the Big Coal River.

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13. 1996 Map of Clothier, 2002 Print

    

    1996 Clothier

    2002 Print · USGS

    Boone and Logan Counties reveal a landscape of coal production and mountain settlements in the mid-nineties. Genealogists and historians can trace community roots through numerous family landmarks like Adkins Cem and the Sharples High Sch.

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16. 1996 Map of Amherstdale, 2002 Print

    

    1996 Amherstdale

    2002 Print · USGS

    The West Virginia coalfields are captured here in the mid-nineties, showing the intensive industrial landscape of the Buffalo Creek valley. Trace the legacy of mining towns like Amherstdale and Accoville alongside deep Mine works and the CSX rail lines.

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19. 1996 Map of Mud, 2002 Print

    

    1996 Mud

    2002 Print · USGS

    Boone County and the surrounding coalfields are captured in the mid-1990s, showing a landscape shaped by narrow hollows and industry. Researchers can trace family roots through several upland burial sites like Baisden Cem and Stanley Cem, or locate the old Stanley Sch and Mud Sch.

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22. 1996 Map of Whitesville, 2002 Print

    

    1996 Whitesville

    2002 Print · USGS

    The West Virginia coalfields near the Boone and Raleigh county line are shown here in the late nineties as a dense network of valley settlements. Researchers can locate family landmarks like Jarrells Cem and trace the rail-and-river geography of Whitesville, Lindytown, and Montcoal.

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25. 1996 Map of Lorado, 2003 Print

    

    1996 Lorado

    2003 Print · USGS

    The West Virginia coalfields are captured in detail during the late nineties, showing the industrial density of the Logan and Wyoming county borders. Genealogists and historians can trace the mining settlements of Lorado, Craneco, and Pardee along the banks of Buffalo Creek.

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28. 1996 Map of Madison, 2003 Print

    

    1996 Madison

    2003 Print · USGS

    Boone County's river valleys and coal-country rail lines are frozen in time here just before the millennium. Researchers can trace family history through dozens of local burial sites like Memory Gardens (Cem) or find the industrial pulse at Quinland and Uneeda.

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31. 1996 Map of Williams Mountain, 2003 Print

    

    1996 Williams Mountain

    2003 Print · USGS

    Boone County coal country in the mid-nineties shows a landscape defined by steep ridges and narrow hollows. Genealogists and historians can locate remote family landmarks like Jarrells Cem and Atha Chapel alongside the massive Strip Mine works near Peytona.

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