2014 Map of Burnt House

About this map

Burnt House serves as a central landmark in this West Virginia landscape, where the Ritchie Co and Gilmer Co border winds through a network of creeks and steep hollows. The settlement pattern follows the drainage of the South Fork Hughes River and its numerous tributaries, including Slab Cr and Bone Cr. Local history is preserved at sites like Mt Olive Cem near Lawford and Bush Cem to the east. Transportation through this part of the state relies on WV-47, which connects smaller communities such as Racket and Newberne. The map detail shows a topography defined by ridges and narrow valleys, with notable landmarks like Pine Low Gap providing navigational points for those familiar with the local terrain and its ancestral home sites.