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2016 Map of Davy

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Davy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Coalwood and the winding course of the Tug Fork define this portion of the West Virginia coalfields, where steep hollows and narrow river bottoms dictate the placement of settlements and transport. The landscape is marked by a legacy of industrial infrastructure, evidenced by the Twin Branch Tunnel and specialized crossings like the Twin Branch Pony Truss Number 1 Bridge and Big Sandy Truss Bridge. These structures facilitated movement through the tight valleys of McDowell Co as the terrain rises toward Indian Ridge.

Smaller hamlets such as Marytown, Hensley, and Roderfield cling to the banks of the Tug Fork and Clear Fork, connected by a network of local roads including Davy Roderfield Rd and Frog Level Rd. The presence of the Jaeger Memorial Cem near Roderfield and family-named terrain like Sat Gibson Hollow provides specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the residents of these mountain communities. The concentration of settlements like Premier and Twin Branch illustrate the dense settlement pattern common in the region's productive hollows.