2023 Map of Girta

About this map

Girta and Cherry anchor this West Virginia landscape, which straddles the boundary between Wirt and Ritchie counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably the South Fork Hughes River in the north and the Little Kanawha River in the southwest. These rivers are fed by dozens of named runs and forks, such as Standingstone Creek, Oil Rock Run, and Big Island Run, suggesting a historically fragmented settlement pattern where homes and roads followed narrow valley floors.