1960s Maps of Monongalia County, West Virginia

1. 1960 Map of Lake Lynn, 1961 Print

   

   1960 Lake Lynn

   1961 Print · USGS

   The northern West Virginia borderlands appear in the early sixties as a landscape of river-driven industry and growing state forests. Trace early family landmarks like Sugar Grove Sch, the historic Clay Furnace, and the winding route of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.

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4. 1960 Map of Gladesville, 1961 Print

   

   1960 Gladesville

   1961 Print · USGS

   West Virginia's mountainous borderlands at the intersection of four counties are captured here just as the new decade began. Researchers can trace ancestral sites through family-named landmarks like Summers Cem or follow the Baltimore and Ohio rail line as it winds through Hardman.

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7. 1960 Map of Masontown, 1961 Print

   

   1960 Masontown

   1961 Print · USGS

   Preston County's coal-and-rail economy is in full swing at the start of the sixties, centered on the Masontown and Reedsville corridor. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Arthurdale, Zinn Chapel, and the extensive Morgan Mines operations.

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10. 1960 Map of Grant Town, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Grant Town

    1961 Print · USGS

    Marion and Monongalia counties are shown here at the peak of the mid-century industrial era, where coal mining and gas extraction shaped the local economy. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named sites like Hood Cem, Mc Curdyville, and the Gilbor Ch along the winding Paw Paw Creek.

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13. 1960 Map of Rivesville, 1962 Print

    

    1960 Rivesville

    1962 Print · USGS

    The Monongahela River valley was a bustling corridor of coal and rail in the early sixties. Genealogists and historians can trace family locations near the Site of Fort Prickett, the Montana Mines post office, and Snider Temple.

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16. 1960 Map of Mannington, 1962 Print

    

    1960 Mannington

    1962 Print · USGS

    Marion County in the early sixties centers on the industrial and rail hub of Mannington as coal mining and gas extraction shaped the valleys. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of rural sites like Richardson Cem, Flat Run Sch, and Consol No 9.

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19. 1961 Map of Clarksburg

    

    1961 Clarksburg

    1961 Print · USGS

    The mid-century industrial and river landscapes of West Virginia and Ohio are detailed here, centered on the Ohio River. Researchers can trace the Baltimore and Ohio rail lines connecting towns like Parkersburg, Clarksburg, and Monongah.

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22. 1961 Map of Cumberland

    

    1961 Cumberland

    1961 Print · USGS

    The tri-state highlands of Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania are shown in the mid-twentieth century as a complex landscape of ridges and river valleys. Researchers can trace the winding Potomac River and find old rail-and-river towns like Cumberland, Keyser, and Morgantown.

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25. 1962 Map of Cumberland

    

    1962 Cumberland

    1962 Print · USGS

    The central Appalachians meet at the height of the mid-century industrial era, showing the rugged topography between Morgantown and Winchester. Genealogists can trace family lands near Fort Necessity or along the vital Baltimore & Ohio RR corridors.

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