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1958 Map of Kettle

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Kettle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Ambler Ridge and Patton Ridge dominate this central West Virginia landscape, where mid-century life followed the deeply carved hollows and winding creek beds. This 1950s survey captures a rural environment defined by small ridge-top and valley-floor settlements like Kettle and Doddtown. The local economy is visibly centered on the extraction of natural resources, with the Walton Oil Field and Rock Creek Oil Field spanning large portions of the terrain.

Social centers are anchored by numerous country schools and churches, such as Ambler Sch and Sandy Valley Ch, while the map's detailed recording of family-named burial grounds like Harper Cem and Ryan Cem provides a dense genealogical record. Numerous gas wells and a prominent pipeline underscore the industrial character of the region as it transitioned into the late 1950s, all while the Pocatalico River and Little Sandy Creek continue to shape the geographic layout of the Roane and Kanawha County border.