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1912 Map of Big Bend

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Big Bend
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The New River and Greenbrier River converge at Hinton, forming a vital transportation hub in this early twentieth-century survey. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Chesapeake and Ohio RR, which follows the riverbanks and pierces the terrain at the massive Big Bend Tunnel near Talcott. This rugged river-and-rail economy is supported by numerous small settlements and localized services, including Packs Ferry PO and Haines Ferry, which facilitated movement across the deep river valleys before modern bridging.

Genealogists will find an exceptional density of rural landmarks, from the Red Sulphur Springs resort area to a network of family-named schools such as Jacob Bennett School and Dick Richmond School. The map captures the transition from isolated mountain hollows to the industrial corridors of the Avis and Bellepoint rail yards. Further south, the broad Crumps Bottom provides a rare stretch of flat agricultural land along the river bend, contrasting with the surrounding peaks of Rich Mountain and Keeney Mountain.