Old Maps of Raleigh County, West Virginia

1. 1887 Map of Hinton

   

   1887 Hinton

   1887 Print · USGS

   Southern West Virginia’s rugged river corridors and mineral spring resorts come alive in this late nineteenth-century survey. Trace the rail-and-river economy through the Big Bend Tunnel, the Greenbrier Stock Yards, and the historic springs at Red Sulphur Springs.

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4. 1891 Map of Oceana

   

   1891 Oceana

   1891 Print · USGS

   Southern West Virginia in the late nineteenth century was a world of deep valleys and isolated mountain settlements. Genealogists and historians can trace early family sites along the Guyandotte River near Oceana, Logan C.H., and Whites Mills.

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7. 1891 Map of Raleigh

   

   1891 Raleigh

   1891 Print · USGS

   Raleigh County and the New River Gorge are captured in the late nineteenth century during the initial rise of the coal industry. Genealogists can trace family holdings along Paint Creek or locate early river settlements such as Quinnimont and Fire Creek.

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10. 1892 Map of Hinton

    

    1892 Hinton

    1892 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia in the late nineteenth century centers on the river-and-rail hub of Hinton and the high ridges of the Alleghenies. Researchers can trace early railroad engineering at the Big Bend Tunnel or locate historic mineral spring resorts like Salt Sulphur Springs and Blue Sulphur Springs.

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13. 1893 Map of Oceana

    

    1893 Oceana

    1893 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia’s rugged coal country is captured here in the late nineteenth century, showing a landscape of deep hollows and high ridges. Researchers can trace ancestral homes and early industry at Logan C.H., Whites Mills, and Jarrold's Valley.

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16. 1897 Map of Raleigh

    

    1897 Raleigh

    1897 Print · USGS

    The New River Gorge area at the height of the coal and rail boom comes to life on this late nineteenth-century sheet. Genealogists and historians can trace riverside rail stops like Thurmond and Glenjean, or explore the high-plateau settlement at Marshes P.O. (Trap Hill).

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19. 1898 Map of Oceana

    

    1898 Oceana

    1898 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia in the late nineteenth century remains a landscape of isolated mountain settlements and complex river drainages. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and family-named landmarks near Oceana, Pineville, and Baileysville before the rise of the modern coal industry.

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22. 1902 Map of Raleigh

    

    1902 Raleigh

    1902 Print · USGS

    Raleigh County and the New River Gorge were entering their industrial peak when this survey was conducted in the late nineteenth century. Researchers can trace the early rail network of the CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RR through booming towns like Thurmond, Beury, and East Sewell.

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25. 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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28. 1911 Map of Marshes

    

    1911 Marshes

    1911 Print · USGS

    Raleigh County and the surrounding highlands are shown just after the turn of the century, when mountain life centered on isolated creek hollows. Genealogists can trace family footprints through dozens of rural landmarks like Meadow Inn School, Matville P O, and Peachtree School.

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31. 1911 Map of Flattop

    

    1911 Flattop

    1911 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia’s coal and timber country comes into focus just as the railroads transformed these ridges and hollows. Genealogists can trace dozens of rural schoolhouses and family-named landmarks like Huff Knob, Egeria, and the VIRGINIAN RY corridor.

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34. 1911 Map of Beckley

    

    1911 Beckley

    1911 Print · USGS

    The coal and rail landscape of Raleigh and Fayette counties comes to life in the years before the Great War. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous remote settlements and rural landmarks like Mount Hope, Silver Cliff School, and the winding New River.

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37. 1912 Map of Mullens

    

    1912 Mullens

    1912 Print · USGS

    The Raleigh and Wyoming county lines meet in this 1910 study of the West Virginia coalfields during a period of rapid industrial growth. Genealogists and historians can trace the early path of the Virginian RR and locate vanished company towns like Stotesbury, Glen White, and Hotchkiss.

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40. 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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43. 1912 Map of Meadow Creek

    

    1912 Meadow Creek

    1912 Print · USGS

    West Virginia's Fayette and Greenbrier borderlands are captured here in the early twentieth century, showing a landscape of timber and mountain settlements. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools like Rock of Ages School and Eureka School, alongside the Sandstone Falls on the New River.

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46. 1912 Map of Big Bend, 1964 Print

    

    1912 Big Bend

    1964 Print · USGS

    Summers County at the height of the steam era reveals a landscape shaped by the meeting of the Greenbrier and New Rivers. You can trace the path of the Chesapeake and Ohio RR through the Big Bend Tunnel or locate long-lost rural schools like Rock Bottom School and Spicklick School.

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49. 1913 Map of Beckley

    

    1913 Beckley

    1913 Print · USGS

    Raleigh and Fayette counties are shown at the height of the coal era, when the New River canyon hummed with steam power and industry. Genealogists can locate family homesteads near vanished landmarks like the Krise PO Glade, Excelsior School, and the Lanark Sta railroad stop.

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52. 1914 Map of Eccles

    

    1914 Eccles

    1914 Print · USGS

    Raleigh County's mountain settlements and coal-country railways are captured here in the early twentieth century. Researchers can trace the heritage of rural communities through dozens of schoolhouses like White Rose School and local landmarks such as Meadow Inn or the Trap Hill Marshes PO.

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55. 1914 Map of Big Bend

    

    1914 Big Bend

    1914 Print · USGS

    In the early twentieth century, the New River valley was a bustling corridor defined by its railroads and mountain settlements. Genealogists can trace family footprints at Packs Ferry PO, the Big Bend Tunnel, and numerous rural sites like Indian Mills.

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58. 1914 Map of Flattop

    

    1914 Flattop

    1914 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia in the early twentieth century was a landscape of steep coal hollows and high-altitude ridge farming. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools like Chestnut Ridge School and Phillips School alongside the emerging rail lines at Winding Gulf.

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61. 1915 Map of Meadow Creek

    

    1915 Meadow Creek

    1915 Print · USGS

    The West Virginia highlands come to life in this detailed survey of the mountain ridges and river valleys just before the First World War. Genealogists can locate dozens of country schools and remote post offices like Rock of Ages School, Brownwood Lawton P.O., and Layland.

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64. 1925 Map of Mullens, 1958 Print

    

    1925 Mullens

    1958 Print · USGS

    West Virginia's coal country comes into sharp focus during the mid-twenties as the Virginian Railway connects mountain hollows. Genealogists can locate family homes near Taliaferro School, Stotesbury, and Glen Rogers along the Guyandot River.

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67. 1927 Map of Mullens

    

    1927 Mullens

    1927 Print · USGS

    Southern West Virginia’s coal country is shown at its industrial height during the mid-1920s, dominated by the winding path of the Virginian railway. Genealogists can trace hundreds of homes and landmarks in company towns like Mullens, Tams, and Stotesbury.

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70. 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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73. 1929 Map of Beckley, 1954 Print

    

    1929 Beckley

    1954 Print · USGS

    Raleigh and Fayette counties are shown in the late 1920s as coal and rail lines transformed the New River Gorge. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous mining settlements like Minden or Thurmond and identify remote landmarks such as Brooklyn Finlow PO and Miles Sch.

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