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1921 Map of Greenland Gap

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Greenland Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Petersburg anchors the southern edge of this survey, situated where Lunice Creek meets the South Branch Potomac River. The landscape is dominated by the dramatic ridges of the Allegheny Front and New Creek Mountain, which are punctuated by natural passages like the namesake Greenland Gap and Cosner Gap. These gaps served as critical transit points for early settlers moving between the narrow valleys.

Rural life in the 1920s is evidenced by a dense network of country schools and churches, including Locust Grove Church near Bismarck and the Mountain Top School perched high on the ridge. Small communities such as Maysville, Lahmansville, and Seymourville are connected by winding valley roads that follow watercourses like Patterson Creek. The map also captures the Grant Co Hardy Co boundary line as it traverses the high peaks of Moorefield Mountain.