1900s (20th Century) Maps of Logan County, West Virginia

1. 1902 Map of Midkiff, 1925 Print

   

   1902 Midkiff

   1925 Print · USGS

   Lincoln and Cabell Counties at the turn of the century show a region transitioning through the arrival of the railroad and the growth of river-valley commerce. Family historians can trace early property sites and communities like Milton, Hamlin, and the historic Blue Sulphur Springs along the Mud River corridor.

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4. 1907 Map of Midkiff, 1964 Print

   

   1907 Midkiff

   1964 Print · USGS

   The Guyandotte River valley is captured here in the early twentieth century, showing a network of small settlements and rail lines. Genealogists can trace family roots through labels like Laverne PO Brown City, Griffithsville, and Ranger.

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7. 1909 Map of Matewan

   

   1909 Matewan

   1909 Print · USGS

   Mingo County was a landscape of coal camps and rail sidings during the first decade of the twentieth century. Researchers can trace early family homesites near Thacker Mines, Red Jacket, and the small post offices at Edgarton and Okeeffe.

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10. 1909 Map of Midkiff

    

    1909 Midkiff

    1909 Print · USGS

    Lincoln County at the turn of the century is defined by the winding Guyandot River and its accompanying rail line. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and post offices in communities like Griffithsville, Luzerne PO (Brown City), and Spurlockville.

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13. 1909 Map of Gilbert

    

    1909 Gilbert

    1909 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia at the height of the coal and rail expansion is shown here through its dense network of river-valley settlements and mountain gaps. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and rail stops like Glenalum Sta, Wharncliffe, and Twisted Gun Gap.

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16. 1910 Map of Pineville

    

    1910 Pineville

    1910 Print · USGS

    Wyoming County at the dawn of the twentieth century was a landscape of deep hollows and high ridges connected by the Guyandot River. Genealogists can trace family footprints in early settlements like Baileysville, Oceana, and near the old McDonald Mill.

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19. 1910 Map of Bald Knob

    

    1910 Bald Knob

    1910 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia in the early twentieth century was a landscape of remote mountain gaps and emerging rail corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace early settlements like Jarrolds Valley and Van, or locate historic crossing points like Walnut Gap and Indian Gap.

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22. 1910 Map of Holden

    

    1910 Holden

    1910 Print · USGS

    Logan County’s rugged coalfield landscape is captured here in the early 1900s as development followed the winding Guyandot River. Researchers can trace old family-named settlements like Mc Cloud, Whirlwind, and Halcyon tucked into the hollows.

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25. 1911 Map of Madison

    

    1911 Madison

    1911 Print · USGS

    Boone and Lincoln counties appear here in the early twentieth century as the rail network began to reshape the coal-bearing valleys. Researchers can trace early infrastructure through the Chesapeake and Ohio line and settlements like Madison, Uneeda, and Danville.

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28. 1912 Map of Bald Knob

    

    1912 Bald Knob

    1912 Print · USGS

    Boone County and the surrounding coalfields are captured in the early twentieth century as rail lines began to penetrate the deep Appalachian hollows. Genealogists and historians can trace early settlements at Whitesville, Jarrolds Valley, and Gordon alongside the growing C. and O. R. R. line.

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31. 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.

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34. 1912 Map of Pineville

    

    1912 Pineville

    1912 Print · USGS

    Wyoming County at the dawn of the twentieth century shows a landscape of river-valley settlements and high ridges. Researchers can locate early homesteads and community centers like Baileysville, Pineville, and the remote Sun Hill along the Huff Mountain range.

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37. 1912 Map of Holden

    

    1912 Holden

    1912 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia’s coal and rail landscape comes into focus at the dawn of the twentieth century. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named hollows and early settlements like Holden, Whirlwind, and Chapmanville along the Guyandot River.

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40. 1913 Map of Logan

    

    1913 Logan

    1913 Print · USGS

    The West Virginia coalfields are seen here during their early industrial expansion in the years before the Great War. Genealogists and researchers can trace family landmarks and rail-side settlements like Logan, Pecks Mill, and Ethel along the Guyandot River.

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43. 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.

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46. 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.

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49. 1925 Map of Gilbert

    

    1925 Gilbert

    1925 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia in the mid-twenties shows a landscape defined by steep hollows and a burgeoning coal-and-rail economy. Researchers can trace ancestral footprints at several family-named institutions like Hatfield School or find old mining hubs such as Wharncliffe and Glenalum.

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52. 1926 Map of Holden, 1957 Print

    

    1926 Holden

    1957 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia in the mid-1920s shows a landscape of mountain schools and expanding rail networks. Researchers can trace dozens of early rural schools like Dave Dingess School and Hager School alongside rail hubs at Whitman Junction and Holden.

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55. 1926 Map of Logan, 1963 Print

    

    1926 Logan

    1963 Print · USGS

    West Virginia's southern coalfields are shown here in the mid-1920s, a period of intense industrial and rail development along the Guyandotte River. Researchers can trace the development of coal camps and local schools, from Pecks Mill and Clothier to the Crooked Creek School and Five Block Macneer PO.

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58. 1927 Map of Pineville

    

    1927 Pineville

    1927 Print · USGS

    Wyoming County in the mid-twenties shows a landscape shaped by narrow hollows and the timber-driven expansion of the Virginian RR. Genealogists can trace early families through numerous rural landmarks like the Olinger School, Clear Fork PO, and Matheney School.

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61. 1927 Map of Gilbert

    

    1927 Gilbert

    1927 Print · USGS

    In the late 1920s, southern West Virginia's mountain hollows were connected by narrow-gauge rails and family-centered school districts. Genealogists can trace family footprints through sites like the Craig Hatfield School, Wharncliffe, and War Eagle.

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64. 1928 Map of Holden

    

    1928 Holden

    1928 Print · USGS

    Logan County's coal-country heart is captured here in the late twenties, showing the peak of the mountain rail and mining economy. Researchers can trace the narrow-gauge lines and spurs serving Holden, Verdunville, and Whitman Junction, while locating family landmarks like the Dave Dingess School or Ellis Camp.

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67. 1928 Map of Logan

    

    1928 Logan

    1928 Print · USGS

    The Guyandotte River valley and the southern coalfields are shown in detail during the late twenties. Genealogists can trace family homes near rural landmarks like Isom School, Pecks Mill, and the many station stops along the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.

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70. 1928 Map of Matewan

    

    1928 Matewan

    1928 Print · USGS

    Coal and rail define the rugged borderlands of the West Virginia-Kentucky line in the late 1920s. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Puritan Mines, Matewan, and the many hollow schools like Hatfield Sch and Red Jacket Sch.

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73. 1928 Map of Bald Knob, 1956 Print

    

    1928 Bald Knob

    1956 Print · USGS

    Boone, Logan, and Raleigh counties are mapped here in the late twenties at the height of the coal-rail boom. You can trace early industrial rail lines like the Chesapeake and Ohio and locate vanished local landmarks like Bothwell Sch and Jackson (Bim PO).

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