1962 Map of Hager

About this map

The Mud River winds through the heart of Lincoln County, defining the settlement patterns of this central West Virginia landscape during the early 1960s. Small communities like Myra, Hager, and Palermo are established along the valley floor, while a dense network of country churches and schools serves the surrounding rural districts of Union, Carroll, and Duval. The map documents a topography marked by a significant Gas Field, with numerous Gas Wells scattered across the ridges and hollows, alongside the occasional Mine. Genealogy researchers will find substantial detail in the preservation of family names through landmarks like the Noah Sias Cem, Stowers-Adkins Cem, and Wellman Cem. This survey captures the region just as modern infrastructure, indicated by a prominent Pipeline, began to overlay the older road system of trails and jeep tracks.