2019 Map of Gay

About this map

Gay sits at the junction of Gay Rd and Gay Allentown Rd, serving as a central point in this rural landscape where the Jackson Co and Roane Co border winds across ridges and hollows. The area is defined by its numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Baptist Grove Cem, Litton Cem, and Camelite Cem, which provide essential touchstones for genealogical research in this part of West Virginia. The terrain is marked by sharp elevations like Buckeye Knob and Monroe Knob, with narrow valleys carved by waterways including Little Cr, Elk Fork, and the Right Fork Frozencamp Cr. Small settlements like Hereford, Marshall, and Allentown are connected by a network of secondary routes such as Co Rte 28 and Co Rte 22, reflecting a long-standing pattern of ridge-top and valley-floor habitation that persists even into the modern era.