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2011 Map of Gay

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Gay Post Office serves as a central landmark in this West Virginia landscape, situated where the Elk Fork meets Left Fork Elk Fork. The area is characterized by a dense network of creek-fed valleys and high ridges, including Zion Ridge and Harmon Ridge. Small, localized settlements such as Hereford, Marshall, and Antioch are connected by winding routes like Ripley Rd and Gay Rd.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial grounds throughout the terrain, from Sheets Cemetery in the north to Holbert Cemetery in the south. The hydrography of the region is notably complex, featuring the prominent Horseshoe Bend on the Elk Fork and water management infrastructure such as the Mill Creek Structure Number Four Dam. Numerous named peaks like McCraken Knob and Buckeye Knob define the local horizon, illustrating the traditional Appalachian settlement patterns along narrow runs and hollows like Baby Hollow.