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1928 Map of Fayetteville

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Fayetteville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Gauley River and New River converge in this 1928 revision to form the Kanawha River, a critical geographic junction that shaped the region's industrial development. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad follows the winding riverbanks, passing through engineering landmarks like the Blue Hole Tunnel near Cotton Hill. This era shows the landscape at a point of transition, where small mountain settlements like Ansted and Gauley Bridge are well-established alongside dozens of rural schoolhouses and churches.

Genealogists can trace family locations through numerous named institutions, including Minter Sch, Mt Zion Ch, and Victory Sch. The topography is dominated by Gauley Mountain and the steep elevation changes surrounding Kanawha Falls, illustrating the challenging terrain that the Virginian and C&O rail lines navigated to connect these coal-country communities. From the courthouse at Fayetteville to the riverside operations at Glen Ferris, the map documents the complex infrastructure of early twentieth-century West Virginia.