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1892 Map of Hinton

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Hinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1892
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1892

About this map

Hinton serves as a vital focal point where the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad meets the river, establishing the region as a primary transportation corridor through the Allegheny Mountains. This late 19th-century survey by Morris Bien and R.C. McKinney documents a landscape defined by engineering feats, including the massive Big Bend Tunnel and Howards Creek Tunnel, which enabled rail passage through the complex terrain of Keeney Mountain and Wolf Creek Mountain.

Beyond the industrial infrastructure, the map reveals a network of mineral spring resorts such as Green Sulphur Springs and Salt Sulphur Springs, which were significant social and economic hubs during this era. Scattered mountain settlements like Clintonville, Meadow Bluff, and Asbury appear alongside family-named landmarks like Nickells Mills and Johnsons X Roads, providing essential data for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads in Fayette, Greenbrier, and Monroe counties.