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1959 Map of Brandonville

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Brandonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Brandonville sits at the heart of this survey of northern West Virginia and the Pennsylvania border, anchoring a rural landscape defined by narrow valleys and upland ridges. The distribution of Salem Sch, Shady Grove Ch, and several family burial grounds like Teets Cem suggests a decentralized community structure tied to the land's hydrology. Waterways such as Sandy Creek and its many tributaries, including Little Sandy Creek and Glade Run, dictate the placement of early settlements like Clifton Mills.

Industrial activity is evident through numerous Strip Mine and Mine locations, alongside Oil Well and Gas Well sites that dot the northern reaches near Gibbon Glade. These extractive features contrast with the extensive State Forest Land in the Wharton and Henry Clay areas, illustrating a territory balanced between natural resource management and local agriculture at the time of the late-1950s field check and mid-1970s revisions.