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2016 Map of Hedgesville

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Hedgesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Potomac River winds in a dramatic oxbow at The Neck, defining the border between West Virginia and Maryland. This portion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park preserves the engineering legacy of the 19th-century waterway, including the Four Locks and Two Locks bypasses. Along the West Virginia side, the landscape is dotted with springs and farms, such as the Will Ellis Farm Spring and Dennis Farm Spring, highlighting the region's reliance on groundwater.

Settlement patterns follow the high ground and historic road networks, from the established town of Hedgesville at the base of North Mountain to smaller clusters like Nipetown, Bedington, and Falling Waters. Genealogists will find several significant burial sites, including the Old Falling Waters Cem and Mount Carmel Graveyard. The transition from river-bottom industry at Green Spring Furnace to the limestone resources near Bessemer reflects the area's diverse early industrial base.