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1963 Map of Hurley

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Hurley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Hurley serves as a focal point along the Knox Creek corridor in this 1963 survey of Buchanan County, Virginia, and Pike County, Kentucky. The landscape is defined by the heavy footprint of the coal and gas industries, with extensive Strip Mines and numerous Gas Wells dotting the ridges and hollows. The Norfolk and Western railroad follows the winding path of the creek, supporting industrial outposts like Burke Siding and Bili Siding.

Evidence of established community life appears in the scattered educational and religious sites, such as Ira Sch, Hurley Sch, and Camp Creek Sch. The terrain is deeply dissected by a dense network of branches and forks, including Pawpaw Creek, Left Fork, and Drake Fork. These waterways often delineate small settlements and family holdings, reflected in dozens of unnamed Cemeteries tucked into the hillsides. The state line between Kentucky and Virginia cuts diagonally across the map, intersecting the remote reaches of Sulphur Knob.