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1962 Map of Branchland

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Branchland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Guyandotte River valley serves as the central artery for this 1962 West Virginia survey, where the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad follows the river's winding course through the hills of Lincoln County. This corridor links several rural river settlements including Branchland, Midkiff, and Hubball. The landscape is heavily marked by the energy infrastructure of the era, with numerous gas wells and pipelines cutting across the ridges, alongside extraction points like the Tipple Mine near Branchland.

Social and family history is preserved through dozens of small cemeteries and local institutions. Genealogists will find family-named landmarks such as McComas Cemetery, Peyton Cemetery, and Adkins Cemetery scattered near rural hubs like Lower Tenmile Ch. Higher elevations such as Flag Knob and Bear Knob overlook a terrain defined by narrow creek branches, including Trace Fork and Ninemile Creek, where local education was centered at sites like Trace Fork School and Barker School.