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2016 Map of Little Birch

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Little Birch
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Little Birch and the surrounding highlands of the West Virginia Alleghanies are defined by the winding course of the Little Birch River and its numerous tributaries. This landscape, situated at the meeting point of Braxton, Nicholas, and Webster Counties, is characterized by narrow hollows and steep ridgelines like Barker Ridge and Bug Ridge. The community of Tesla sits at a high junction of roads including Cat Heaven Rd, while Hickory Flats marks a high point to the southeast near Pilot Knob.

Local history is preserved in small family and community cemeteries tucked away from the main thoroughfares, such as Hoover Cem, Harris Cem, and the Elizabeth Chapel Cem. The map traces the intricate network of county routes that follow the drainage patterns of Seno Run, Fisher Run, and Skyles Cr, illustrating how the terrain has historically dictated the settlement patterns and road infrastructure of this rural Appalachian region.