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2019 Map of Kanawha

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Kanawha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Little Kanawha River meanders through this portion of Wood and Wirt Counties, serving as a central geographic anchor for numerous small settlements including Kanawha, Leachtown, and Davisville. The landscape is defined by the winding river valley and prominent elevations such as Dutch Ridge and Butcher Hill, which have shaped the local road network and settlement patterns. Notable for transportation historians is the N Bend Rail-Trail, which follows the corridor of the former railroad line through Hanna and Walker.

Family history is deeply etched into the land here, evidenced by a high density of small burial grounds like the Bailey-Kanawha Chapel Cem and Ross-McCardle Cem. These sites, alongside local landmarks like the Kanawha Baptist Church and the Little Kanawha Water Trail, reflect a community structure built around river navigation and upland farming. The map also records the confluence of the Hughes River with the Little Kanawha near Slate.