Burnt House and its accompanying Burnt House Post Office anchor this Ritchie County landscape, where the South Fork Hughes River and its numerous tributaries have carved a complex network of valleys. The settlement pattern here follows the drainage, with small communities like Newberne, Lawford, and Racket established along the winding roads that trace the creek bottoms. The presence of the Newberne Post Office and local landmarks such as Mount Olive Cemetery suggest a rural continuity that has persisted through the decades.
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1893 · Sutton
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1906 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1906 · Glenville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Harrisville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Arnoldsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Harrisville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Holbrook
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Glenville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Arnoldsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Harrisville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500