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1960 Map of Littleton

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Littleton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Littleton serves as the primary hub along the Baltimore and Ohio RR in this 1960 survey, situated at a sharp bend in the Fork Fish Creek. The landscape is a complex network of ridges and hollows, including Miller Ridge, Rice Ridge, and Windy Ridge, which define the settlement patterns of this border region where Wetzel and Marshall Counties meet. Dozens of gas and oil wells are peppered throughout the drainages of Hickman Run and Rocky Run, reflecting the area's intensive resource extraction during the mid-century era.

Family history is deeply embedded in the terrain, with numerous small burial grounds like the Jolliffee Cem and Carney Cems located near rural community centers such as Denver Heights and Board Tree. Long-standing country congregations are represented by Miller Chapel and Mt Zion Ch, which anchor the dispersed upland communities. The map captures the distinct rural infrastructure of Northern West Virginia before later developments, showing the original paths of winding creek-side roads and isolated hill settlements like Endicott and Anthem.