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2019 Map of Bancroft

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Bancroft
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Kanawha River corridor anchors this West Virginia landscape, where industrial river towns like Winfield, Hometown, Plymouth, and Bancroft line the eastern bank. These settlements are linked by both water and rail, with Railroad St in Bancroft marking the transport-heavy infrastructure of the valley. Away from the river, the terrain rises into complex ridges and hollows, where small rural communities such as Confidence and Paradise sit along winding routes like Wade Chapel Rd.

Family history is deeply rooted in the numerous scattered burial grounds and springs across the hills. Genealogists can find the Old Antioch Cem and New Antioch Cem near the center of the sheet, while other landmarks like Showen Cem and Cartwright Cem are tucked into the drainages of Manila Cr. The nomenclature of the landscape—including Sulphur Hollow, Alcocks Hollow, and Washington Hollow—reflects a long history of local settlement and land use in Putnam County.