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1968 Map of Anawalt

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Anawalt
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Anawalt sits at the center of this industrial landscape, where the coal-driven economy of the late 1960s is etched into the terrain of the Adkin District. The area is defined by the extensive operations of the Norfolk and Western railway, which snakes through the valleys to serve numerous extraction sites. Evidence of the region's intensive mining history is visible through numerous Strip Mines, Tailings Ponds, and a prominent Tipple near Anawalt.

Settlements like Jenkinjones, Pageton, and Skygusty are concentrated along narrow corridors between high elevations such as Totten Ridge. The state line between West Virginia and Virginia bisects the southern portion of the map, crossing Abbs Valley Ridge. This geography creates a distinct social pattern, with community landmarks like the Abbs Valley Boissevain School and Boyds Church serving residents in these steep-walled hollows.