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2014 Map of Alvon

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Alvon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Alvon serves as a central point in this mountain landscape where the Monongahela National Forest and George Washington National Forest meet along the West Virginia and Virginia border. The area is defined by the winding course of Anthony Cr, which is fed by numerous cold-water sources including Anthony Cave Spring, Alvon Spring Number 1, and Alvon Spring Number 4. These springs highlight the complex karst topography hidden beneath the steep slopes of Coles Mtn and Beaver Lick Mtn.

Settlement patterns follow the narrow valley floors, with small communities like Neola, Shryock, and Sue situated along the path of WV-92. On the higher ridges, the Hopkins Mountain Lookout Tower stands as a sentinel over Hopkins Mtn. This map records a landscape where family-named landforms such as Humphreys Draft, Whites Draft, and Mudlick Hollow reveal a long history of local land use and geographic naming conventions in the Allegheny Mountains.