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1963 Map of Logan

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Logan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Guyandotte River winds through the heart of the southern West Virginia coalfields in this early 1960s study, where industrial infrastructure and narrow valley settlements follow the water. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad tracks parallel the river's bend, servicing a dense corridor of company towns and coal camps including Omar, Switzer, and Dehue. The topography is dominated by steep ridges like Rattlesnake Knob, leaving little room for development except along the narrow floodplains and hollows like Dingess Run and Ethel Hollow.

Notable landmarks of the era include the McDonald Airport near the southern bend and the distinctive Hatfield Island in the center of the county seat. The map documents a landscape built on extraction, featuring an Air Shaft, a Mine Dump, and various conveyors. Local history is preserved through named churches like Bright Star Ch and family-linked locations such as Gore Cem, offering a detailed view of the community structure during a peak period of mountain industry.