1995 Map of Hightown

About this map

Alleghany Mountain serves as the dividing line for this mountain landscape, marking the high-altitude boundary between Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and Highland County, Virginia. The map documents a significant intersection of public lands, where the Monongahela National Forest meets the George Washington National Forest. Settlement is concentrated along the lower elevations of the Jackson River valley and near the gap at Hightown. Genealogists may find interest in the scattered rural cemeteries and the site of Top of Allegheny Camp Allegheny situated along the ridge. The terrain is defined by a series of parallel ridges including Lantz Mountain and Buffalo Ridge, with drainage systems like Back Creek and Laurel Fork cutting through the narrow valleys, illustrating the complex hydrology of the high Alleghenies in the mid-1990s.