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2011 Map of Big Run

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Big Run
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

North Fork Fishing Creek and its many tributaries, such as Willey Fork and North Fork Richwood Run, carve through the hills of Wetzel County in this 2011 survey. The settlement of Big Run serves as a local hub, featuring the Big Run Post Office and a network of county roads that follow the winding creek beds. This map is particularly valuable for genealogists, as it identifies numerous family-named burial sites scattered across the ridges and hollows, including the Anderson-Bane Cemetery and Lieuts-Bates Cemetery.

The landscape is dotted with small communities like Burchfield, Mobley, and Fairview, many of which developed at the confluence of local runs. In the southern portion of the quadrangle, the South Fork Fishing Creek passes by Archer and Bane before reaching Smithfield. The topographic detail highlights the relationship between these early settlements and the local terrain, where schools and churches like Allen Chapel were positioned to serve the rural population connected by routes such as Price Fork Rd and Aunty Run Rd.