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1972 Map of Burnaugh

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Burnaugh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Big Sandy River forms the central spine of this 1970s survey, marking the border between Kentucky and West Virginia. This area is defined by its industrial and transportation infrastructure, where the Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western railroads follow the river valley, serving settlements like Burnaugh and Neal. The landscape is a complex network of ridges and hollows, such as Cyrus Hollow and Whites Creek, increasingly carved by energy infrastructure including numerous pipelines, oil tanks, and a mine.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Tri-State Airport Walker-Long Field in the north to numerous family and community burial sites like Hillcrest Cem, Lockwood Cem, and Blacks Cem. Religious life is well-documented through rural centers such as Dock Creek Ch, Cyrus Chapel, and Mille Chapel. The map also captures the settlement at Centerville and the residential expansion in the Westmoreland district near the Ohio River confluence.