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2010 Map of Delbarton

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Delbarton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Pigeon Creek carves a deep valley through this Mingo County landscape, connecting a string of coal-country settlements including Delbarton, Burch, and Taylorville. The terrain is defined by steep hollows like Buzzard Roost Hollow and Culler Hollow, with the Buffalo Lookout Tower standing at the summit of Buffalo Mountain. This era of the region’s development is clearly marked by industrial infrastructure such as the Cinderella Coal Waste Embankment Dam and significant mining operations at Puritan Mines and Lando Mines.

Along the winding banks of the Tug Fork, a series of small communities like Phillips Bottom, Merrimac, and Sprigg are tied together by river-side roads and post offices. Genealogy researchers will find numerous family-named burial grounds throughout the hills, including the Yates Cemetery, McCoy Cemetery, and Williams Cemetery. The map documents a dense network of local routes like Ramey Town RD and Elk Creek RD that serve these established mountain communities.