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1928 Map of Fayetteville

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Fayetteville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Fayetteville sits as the central hub of this West Virginia study, which traces the complex meeting of the Gauley River and New River near Gauley Bridge. The landscape is dominated by the massive ridge of Gauley Mountain and Cotton Hill, with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad snaking along the narrow riverbanks. This era of the late 1920s reveals a dense network of local schools like Dogwood Gap Sch and Cane Branch Sch, serving small industrial and farming settlements.

Industrial development is evident at the Kanawha Falls and the Blue Hole Tunnel, while the rugged interior is dotted with family-named landmarks like Harvey Knob and Bearwallow Knob. Genealogists will find value in the specific locations of rural congregations such as Mt Zion Ch and Good Hope Ch, as well as the numerous postal stops and small rail stations like Gaymont and Elmo that defined the regional economy during this period.