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2019 Map of Kermit

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Kermit and Warfield sit on opposite banks of the Tug Fork, marking the border between Martin County, Kentucky, and Mingo County, West Virginia. This 2019 survey captures a landscape defined by the winding valley and the heavy infrastructure of the railroad. Successive tunnels, including Number 1 Tunnel, Number 2 Tunnel, and Number 3 Tunnel, carve through the ridgelines to facilitate coal transport and freight through the mountains.

Smaller settlements like Beauty, Lovely, and Pilgrim are connected by a network of winding local roads such as Black Logging Rd and S Wolf Creek Rd. Genealogists will find numerous family burial grounds throughout the hollows, including the Petercave Memorial Cem, Triplett Cem, and Marcum Cem. The map provides a look at the modern footprint of traditional Tug River valley communities and the persistence of family landmarks across names like Maynard Hollow and Sycamore Hollow.