1925 Map of Centerpoint

About this map

McElroy Creek and its many winding tributaries define the deeply dissected landscape of north-central West Virginia, where small settlements grew along the narrow valley floors. By the mid-1920s, the Baltimore and Ohio RR connected towns like Salem and Industrial in the south, while post offices such as Alvy P O and Lima P O served more isolated farming communities. The map reveals an incredible density of local institutions, with dozens of family-named schools like the Jockeycamp Run School and McMillen School appearing every few miles. Rural life centered on these small schoolhouses and remote churches, including Cascara Church and Pisgah Church, which remain key markers for genealogists and local historians. This era shows a settled but decentralized region before the modernization of the road network significantly altered the layout of rural Doddridge County.