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1907 Map of Belington

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Belington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

The Tygart River winds through the heart of this Appalachian landscape, serving as a corridor for the Baltimore and Ohio RR as it passes through Belington. This early twentieth-century survey captures a network of small, rural post office settlements and rail stations that defined the local economy before modern consolidation. Significant for family historians, the map identifies specific community hubs like Cove Run Sta Johnson PO and Montsville Sta Nicklow PO, where commerce and communication intersected at the tracks.

Industrial and social landmarks are noted throughout the hills, from Valley Furnace and Vannoys Mill to a high density of rural schoolhouses and churches. The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the nascent boundaries of the Monongahela National Forest, reaching toward the heights of Pheasant Mountain. The detailed recording of creek forks and named gaps like Moats Hollow provides a clear view of the old mountain travel routes used by residents of Nestorville, Kalamazoo, and Meadowville.