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1963 Map of Barnabus

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Barnabus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The rugged coal-country terrain of Logan and Magnolia districts is defined by the steep hollows and winding creek beds that shaped West Virginia's industrial development in the early 1960s. Mining infrastructure is prevalent throughout the area, notably near Red Jacket and the rail corridors of the Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads. These lines follow the narrow valleys of Pigeon Creek and Mate Creek, connecting the scattered company towns and settlements that anchored the local economy.

Genealogists will find a wealth of family-named landmarks and resting places, such as the Hatfield Cem, Musick Cem, and Mahon Cem. The map documents the community life of the era through small country churches like Ragland Ch and the Muncy Valley Ch, along with the localized housing clusters at Superior Bottom and Stirrat. The presence of several Mine Dump labels underscores the intensive extraction history that dominated this landscape during the mid-20th century.