1920s Maps of McDowell County, West Virginia

1. 1924 Map of Bramwell, 1956 Print

   

   1924 Bramwell

   1956 Print · USGS

   Coalfield life thrives along the river-and-rail corridor in the early twentieth century. Researchers can trace family roots in industrial settlements like Jenkinjones and Northfork or locate landmarks such as Bailey Chapel and Little Creek School.

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4. 1924 Map of Welch, 1957 Print

   

   1924 Welch

   1957 Print · USGS

   Southern West Virginia’s coal country is captured here during the 1920s, showing the height of the rail-and-mine economy. Researchers can trace the legacy of company towns and family homesteads near Welch, Coalwood, and the Warrior Mine.

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7. 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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10. 1925 Map of Bramwell

    

    1925 Bramwell

    1925 Print · USGS

    The West Virginia and Virginia borderlands hum with the energy of the coal industry in the mid-twenties. Genealogists and historians can trace the bustling rail corridors connecting Keystone, Maybeury, and Goodwill alongside Bailey Chapel.

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13. 1926 Map of Welch

    

    1926 Welch

    1926 Print · USGS

    McDowell County's coal country comes alive in the mid-1920s, showing the height of the region's rail-and-river industrial development. Genealogists can pinpoint vanished post offices like Pando Juverna PO and old rural campuses such as Mill Creek School and Shannon Branch School.

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16. 1926 Map of Pounding Mill

    

    1926 Pounding Mill

    1926 Print · USGS

    Appalachian mountain life near the state line in the mid-twenties centers on remote hollows and high ridges. Researchers can trace the Norfolk and Western RR through Bandy or find family landmarks like the George Camp School and Sayersville.

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19. 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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22. 1927 Map of Iaeger

    

    1927 Iaeger

    1927 Print · USGS

    McDowell County at the peak of the mountain rail era reveals a landscape shaped by coal and community. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous remote schools and post offices like Avondale PO Ritter, Matney Stacy PO, and Bee Run Church.

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25. 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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