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1925 Map of Centerpoint

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Centerpoint
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio RR cuts through the southern hills of this 1925 survey, linking the settlements of Smithburg Sta., Morgansville, and Sherwood along the Salem Fork. This landscape in Doddridge County and its neighbors is defined by a dense network of ridge-top schools and creek-bottom post offices, reflecting the rural social fabric before widespread consolidation. Features like Alvy P.O. Stringtown and Braden Sta. Lima P.O. indicate the importance of postal and rail hubs to these isolated Appalachian communities.

Dozens of local schools, such as Ross School and Mc Millen School, are distributed across the drainage basins of McElroy Creek and Salem Fork. The presence of numerous churches, including Fairview Church and the Chestnut Grove Church, alongside named hollows and runs, provides a detailed record of early twentieth-century West Virginia genealogy and land use. The map also captures the early industrial footprint of Salem and Industrial near the Harrison County line.