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2011 Map of Arlee

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Arlee
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Arlee and Pondlick sit within a landscape of deeply carved ridges and narrow creek bottoms in Mason County. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent landforms including Mount Carmel Ridge, Loggerhead Ridge, and Sevenmile Ridge, which dictate the winding paths of the local road network. Rural life in this corner of West Virginia is anchored by small community landmarks such as Potts Chapel and Barton Chapel.

A high density of family and community burial grounds, such as Henry Cemetery, Zion Cemetery, and Williamson Cemetery, provides significant genealogical value, tracing the settlement history along the banks of Sixteenmile Creek and its many tributaries like Loggerhead Fork and Fivefork Branch. The map illustrates a rural economy reliant on these ridges, where narrow valley roads like Crab Creek RD and Millstone RD connect isolated homesteads and hollows like Potts Hollow and Barn Hollow.