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1971 Map of Alderson

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Alderson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Greenbrier River dictates the layout of this 1971 topographical survey, winding through the borderlands of Greenbrier, Summers, and Monroe counties. The town of Alderson sits prominently at a northern bend, where the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad follows the riverbank, serving as a vital transportation artery. This map reveals a high concentration of institutional facilities along the water, including the Federal Reformatory for Women near Glenray and the State Prison for Women Water Tank further downstream near Pence Springs.

Smaller rural hubs like Lowell, Clayton, and Creamery are connected by winding roads through the gaps between Dempsey Mountain and Wolf Creek Mountain. Genealogists may find value in the scattered cemeteries and local houses of worship such as Trinity Ch and Keller Ch. The terrain is deeply carved by numerous hollows and creeks, including Wolf Creek and Griffith Creek, which define the agricultural and residential pockets of the valley.