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1907 Map of Harrisville

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Harrisville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1921
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1921

About this map

Harrisville serves as the focal point for this survey of the central West Virginia hills, conducted just after the turn of the century. The region is defined by the winding courses of the North Fork Hughes River and South Fork Hughes River, whose deep valleys dictated the path of the Baltimore and Ohio RR. This rail line connects several small community hubs, including Cairo and Cornwallis, which functioned as critical transit points for the local rural economy.

Remote settlements like Star Settlement and family-named locations such as Nutter Farm indicate a landscape still heavily oriented toward subsistence and small-scale industry. Genealogists can find the exact placement of early postal and transit nodes like Donohue PO and Silver Run Sta, along with the location of the Frederick Mill on the South Fork. The complex topography is punctuated by landmarks such as Addis Ridge and King Knob, illustrating the difficult terrain settlers navigated prior to modern highway development.