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2014 Map of Forest Hill

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Forest Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Bargers Springs and Red Sulphur Springs highlight the mineral-spring geography of this corner of West Virginia, where the Summers Co and Monroe Co line divides the landscape. The Greenbrier River and New River dominate the southern and eastern reaches, carving through a terrain of deep hollows like Kate Hollow and prominent elevations such as Wolf Creek Mtn. Small communities like Forest Hill and Indian Mills are central to the local network of roads, which include WV-12 and WV-122.

Genealogists can find significant local history at the Fairview Baptist Church Cem, Huffman Cem, and New Hope Church Cem. The map documents a rural river-valley economy where topographic features such as Big Bend and Stony Creek Gorge define the limits of settlement. From the heights of Bunker Hill to the river flats at Crumps Bottom, the sheet records the persistent rural character of these Appalachian highlands.