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2011 Map of Grant Town

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Grant Town and the surrounding coal-country settlements of Marion County are documented here as they appeared in the early 21st century. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Paw Paw Creek and its many tributaries, which supported industrial operations like the Consol Number Nine Slurry Impoundment Dam and the Eastern Gas and Fuel Lake. A dense network of cemeteries, including Saint Johns Cemetery, McCurdysville Cemetery, and the Hawkinberry Cemetery, reflects generations of family residency in rural communities like Basnettville, Baxter, and Dakota.

Transport and infrastructure are central to the area's layout, most notably at Barrackville, where the Barrackville Covered Bridge spans Buffalo Creek. The map shows a transition from traditional creek-side settlements to modern resource management, evidenced by the Basnettville Public Water Supply Spring and the Conrad Dam. Small hamlets such as Keystone and Upton remain connected by an intricate web of county highways that trace the narrow valleys and ridges of this Monongahela River-adjacent region.