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1960 Map of Kingwood

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Kingwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Cheat River carves a deep, winding path through this Preston County landscape, defining the industrial and social layout of the mid-20th century. The town of Kingwood serves as a central hub, while smaller settlements like Albright, Manown, and Borgman are connected by a web of transport including the Baltimore and Ohio and W Va Northern railroads. This era is marked by intensive land use, visible in the numerous strip mines and quarries that pockmark the hillsides between Morgan Run and Heather Run.

Cultural landmarks are abundant, from the National Guard Camp Dawson at Dunkard Bottom to the local High Sch and Hospital in the county seat. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous family-named sites such as Wilson Cem, Cobun Cem, and Snider Ch. The 1976 photorevisions, shown in purple, document suburban growth and infrastructure changes like the Pipeline and Golf Course, reflecting the gradual shift from a purely extractive economy to a more diversified residential and recreational landscape.