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2016 Map of Glenville

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Glenville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Glenville serves as the focal point of this Gilmer County landscape, positioned along the winding Little Kanawha River. The town's historic footprint is anchored by the Glenville Truss Bridge and the Old Glenville Cem, while Tank Hill rises above the residential streets of N Lewis St and W Main St. The surrounding countryside is defined by narrow valley settlements and family-named cemeteries that speak to the area's genealogical depth, including the Stalnaker Cem and Rhodes Cem.

Smaller outposts like Alice, Baldwin, and Truebada are linked by a complex network of county roads following the drainages of Leading Creek and Cedar Creek. The topography is marked by prominent high points such as Powell Knob and named hollows like Big Hollow, illustrating the deeply dissected plateau of central West Virginia. These landforms dictated the placement of early homesteads and the development of communities like Sand Fork along the river's edge.