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1913 Map of Hacker Valley

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Hacker Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

Salt Lick Settlement and the small village of Hacker Valley anchor this 1913 topography of the Allegheny Highlands, where the headwaters of several major drainages diverge. The complex river system is defined by the Little Kanawha River to the north and the Elk River to the south, with the Holly River carving deep valleys through the center of the sheet. This map captures the pre-industrial character of the region, emphasizing isolated mountain communities like Cleveland, Wildcat, and Arvondale that were connected by narrow trails and creek-bottom roads before modern highway development.

Local institutions provide critical landmarks for genealogists, including Buckwheat Church and Windy Gap School. The terrain is dominated by significant elevations such as Hodam Mountain and Point Mountain, which dictated the settlement patterns visible here. The intricate contour work illustrates how residents utilized the few flat areas along Grassy Creek and Sugar Creek for homesteads during this era of subsistence farming and early timber extraction.