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2011 Map of Center Point

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Center Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

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McElroy Creek winds through the heart of this Appalachian landscape, serving as a primary geographic corridor for small settlements like Ashley and Roberts. The map documents a rural network defined by its deep hollows and the many small runs that feed into larger waterways, including Broad Run and Indian Creek. In the southeastern corner, the community of Center Point stands out as a local hub, featuring the Center Point Post Office and the notable Center Point Covered Bridge.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, such as Parks Cemetery, Tennant Cemetery, and Underwood Cemetery, which are scattered throughout the hills. Small, named locales like Little Pittsburg, Braden, and Alvy—the latter once home to the Alvy Post Office—illustrate the dense pattern of early 21st-century rural West Virginian settlement along the county highway system.