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2023 Map of Alvon

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Alvon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Anthony Creek meanders through the central valley of this West Virginia landscape, anchoring a series of small settlements and mountain gaps. The community of Alvon serves as a focal point near the confluence of Fleming Run and Whitmans Draft, where multiple spiritual and memorial sites like the Alvon Methodist Cem and Alvon Presbyterian Church Cem are located. Further north, the settlement of Sue and the Little Creek Presbyterian Church Cem along Little Creek illustrate the historical pattern of development along narrow creek bottoms between towering ridges.

The topography is defined by the steep walls of Beaver Lick Mountain and Little Allegheny Mtn, which separate the West Virginia valley from the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia. These high ridges are protected within the Monongahela National Forest and George Washington National Forest, where the complex network of hollows—including Mudlick Hollow and Lisa Jane Hollow—dictates the path of modern routes like Whites Draft Rd.