Fellowsville serves as a central hub in this Appalachian landscape, where the Left Fork Little Sandy Creek and Right Fork Little Sandy Creek converge. The terrain is defined by its deep drainages and named ridges like Scotch Hill and Shay Hill, which shaped the early road network of Preston County. Local history is etched into the land through family-named thoroughfares such as Aubrey Wolfe road and Pete Shahan road, alongside numerous small settlements including Sinclair, Israel, and Marquess. Genealogists will find several burial sites noted across the hills, from Blackwood Cemetery in the north to the Nazareth and Bolyard cemeteries further east. The map captures the persistent rural character of these West Virginia hollows, where life still follows the paths of Little Sandy Creek and its many tributaries.
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1886 · St. George
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1891 · St. George
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1907 · Thornton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Kingwood
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · Belington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1908 · Parsons
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · Kingwood
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Thornton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1926 · Parsons
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1927 · Belington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500