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1907 Map of Kenna

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Kenna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1907
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1907

About this map

Sissonville sits along the winding course of the Pocatalico River, serving as a primary focal point in this 1906 survey of the borderlands between Jackson, Kanawha, and Putnam counties. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of narrow hollows and high ridges, where small agricultural settlements like Goldtown, Kenna, and Advent are connected by ridge-top and valley roads. The drainage pattern is exceptionally detailed, showing the convergence of Grasslick Creek and numerous runs that carved the local topography.

Evidence of rural community life is scattered throughout the hills, from the White Chapel in the south to the Emma Belle School and the mill site at Staats Mills in the north. Landmarks such as Garnes Knob and Mt Tell rise above the drainage basins of Mill Creek and Aarons Fork, offering a clear view of the area's settlement patterns before modern infrastructure altered the West Virginia backcountry.