Old Maps of Devon, West Virginia for Metal Detecting

Plan your next treasure hunt with 12 historic maps of Devon. Find old homesites, ghost towns, trails, and gathering spots that may be lost to time — perfect for identifying promising metal detecting locations.

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Devon, WV maps

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  1. 1887 Map of Warfield
    1887 Map of Warfield
    1887 Warfield
    1887 Print · USGS
    The West Virginia and Kentucky borderlands come into focus in the late nineteenth century along the winding Tug Fork of Big Sandy River. Genealogists and historians can trace early valley life through sites like Warfield, Chapmansville, and the remote White Post settlement.

  2. 1891 Map of Warfield
    1891 Map of Warfield
    1891 Warfield
    1891 Print · USGS
    The Tug Fork valley in the 1880s is captured here at the intersection of Kentucky and West Virginia. Researchers can trace the early Appalachian landscape through riverfront settlements like Warfield and White Post, or find family-named hubs such as Hatfield and Mate.
    7 unique versions available

  3. 1909 Map of Matewan
    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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. 1928 Map of Matewan
    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.
    4 unique versions available

  7. 1957 Map of Jenkins, 1974 Print
    1957 Map of Jenkins, 1974 Print
    1957 Jenkins
    1974 Print · USGS
    The Cumberland Plateau in the mid-twentieth century reveals a complex landscape of winding river valleys and deep-seated industry. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Hazard, Jenkins, and Pikeville alongside extensive Numerous Oil and Gas Fields and the routes of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.

  8. 1960 Map of Jenkins
    1960 Map of Jenkins
    1960 Jenkins
    1960 Print · USGS
    Eastern Kentucky and the West Virginia borderlands are captured at a mid-century peak of the coal and rail era. Trace the industrial corridors of the Chesapeake and Ohio RR through mountain hubs like Hazard and Jenkins.

  9. 1964 Map of Majestic, 1965 Print
    1964 Map of Majestic, 1965 Print
    1964 Majestic
    1965 Print · USGS
    The Tug Fork borderlands of Kentucky and West Virginia are shown here during the mid-1960s, a period defined by the mountain coal and rail economy. Genealogists can trace family footprints in small hollows and settlements like Majestic, Devon, and Vulcan, or locate rural schools such as Thacker Sch.
    3 unique versions available

  10. 1982 Map of Williamson, 1983 Print
    1982 Map of Williamson, 1983 Print
    1982 Williamson
    1983 Print · USGS
    The Central Appalachian coalfields of West Virginia and Kentucky come into sharp focus here during the early eighties. Genealogists and researchers can trace the valley rail networks of the Norfolk and Western RR through Matewan, Williamson, and Blackberry City.

  11. 2001 Map of Majestic, 2003 Print
    2001 Map of Majestic, 2003 Print
    2001 Majestic
    2003 Print · USGS
    The Central Appalachian coalfields come into focus at the turn of the millennium where the TUG FORK separates Kentucky and West Virginia. Genealogists and industrial historians can trace riverside settlements like Vulcan, Devon, and Majestic, alongside the NORFOLK AND WESTERN rail line.

  12. 2022 Map of Majestic, 2022 Print
    2022 Map of Majestic, 2022 Print
    2022 Majestic
    2022 Print · USGS
    The borderlands of Kentucky and West Virginia come into sharp focus in this detailed survey of the Pike and Mingo County line. Researchers can trace ancestral locations from Thacker Mines to Majestic, finding local landmarks like Steele Cem and Stopover.

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