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1962 Map of Griffithsville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Griffithsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Griffithsville and the surrounding hollows of Lincoln Co and Boone Co appear here during a period of extensive energy extraction. Hundreds of Oil Wells and Gas Wells are meticulously documented across the landscape, concentrated heavily near settlements like Yawkey and Sumerco. The map reveals a community structured around narrow valley bottoms and steep ridgelines, where family names are preserved in dozens of small burial grounds such as May Cem, Duvall Cem, and Sias Cem.

Transportation and industry follow the waterways, with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad line tracing the path of the Little Coal River through Fork Junction and Woodville. Educational and religious life is centered at sites like Duval High Sch and Beech Grove Ch. Notable terrain features including Blue Knob and Buck Knob overlook a complex network of named drainages like Meadows Hollow Spring and Straight Fork, illustrating the difficult geography of this West Virginia coal and gas region.