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

1. 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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4. 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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7. 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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10. 1931 Map of Bald Knob

    

    1931 Bald Knob

    1931 Print · USGS

    Boone and Logan counties are shown in the late twenties, an era when the coal and timber industries were driving the expansion of the Chesapeake and Ohio RR. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Bothwell Sch, Jackson (Blair PO), and Jerrolds Valley.

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13. 1955 Map of Bluefield

    

    1955 Bluefield

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Central Appalachian borderlands come alive in the mid-fifties, showing the coal and rail networks connecting Bluefield to Beckley. Researchers can trace the industrial landscape of the New River Ordnance Plant and the terrain of Burkes Garden.

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16. 1957 Map of Bluefield, 1967 Print

    

    1957 Bluefield

    1967 Print · USGS

    The heart of Central Appalachia in the mid-fifties is defined by the winding rail lines and river valleys of the coalfields. Researchers can trace the industrial footprints of towns like Welch and Princeton or locate landmarks such as the Bluestone Reservoir and Claytor Lake.

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19. 1961 Map of Bluefield

    

    1961 Bluefield

    1961 Print · USGS

    The coalfields and mountain ridges of southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia are captured in the early sixties. Genealogists can trace family ties through rail-linked towns like Princeton and Richlands or along the shores of Bluestone Reservoir.

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22. 1968 Map of Lorado, 1971 Print

    

    1968 Lorado

    1971 Print · USGS

    Coal towns and industrial rail lines dominate the West Virginia mountains in the late sixties. Genealogists and historians can trace families and operations in Lorado, Lundale, and Pardee along the winding Buffalo Creek.

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25. 1982 Map of Beckley, 1984 Print

    

    1982 Beckley

    1984 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia coal country is captured here in the early eighties as industrial heritage met new wilderness protections. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail-linked communities of Beckley, Oak Hill, and the coal camps near Macdonald.

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28. 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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