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2011 Map of Franklin

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Franklin serves as the focal point of this Pendleton County landscape, situated along the banks of the South Branch Potomac River. The town is flanked by distinct landforms such as Entry Mountain and Town Mountain, with small residential clusters like Oak Grove and Entry providing a record of local settlement patterns in the valley. The river valley is deeply carved, evidenced by the numerous hollows such as Evick Hollow and Taylor Hollow that drain into the main branch.

Agricultural and natural features dominate the surrounding terrain, including the Buffalo Hills and the aptly named Troublesome Valley to the east. The map detail highlights an intricate network of local runs, including Friends Run and Hammer Run, which define the drainage basins between prominent ridges like River Mountain and Middle Mountain. This documentation provides a clear view of the mountain-and-valley topography that has historically shaped the road networks and rural economy of this part of West Virginia.