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2019 Map of Big Chimney

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Yeager Airport sits at the southern edge of this West Virginia landscape, overlooking the complex valley of the Elk River. The area is defined by a dense network of ridges and hollows, such as Scott Hollow and Tarkin Hollow, which channel development into tight corridors along the river and its tributaries. Significant family and community history is preserved in numerous upland burial grounds, including the Cavender Family Cem and Burdette-Walker Cem, which speak to generations of settlement away from the primary floodplains.

Industrial and recreational use of the water is evidenced by the Elk River Water Trail, passing through communities like Big Chimney, Milliken, and Mink Shoals. While the lowlands are characterized by suburban expansion and transportation infrastructure, the surrounding high points like Bald Knob and Holmes Knob maintain the distinctive topographic character of Kanawha County, where historical farmsteads once dotted the remote forks of Aarons Fork and Little Sandy Creek.