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2011 Map of Looneyville

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Looneyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Pocatalico River winds through this West Virginia landscape, anchoring a network of narrow valleys and hollows defined by small settlements and active resource extraction. Early 21st-century topography shows the community of Looneyville near its namesake Looneyville Post Office, alongside other rural clusters such as Stringtown, Rushville, and Clover. The map reveals a high density of family and community burial grounds, including the Meadows Cemetery, Hascue Cemetery, and Watson Cemetery, reflecting generations of local lineage.

Industrial activity is integrated into the geography through the Stringtown Oil Field and the Clover Ridge Oil Field. These energy sites sit among distinctive terrain features like Chambers Knob and Vineyard Gap. The road network, including Co Rte 52 and Stringtown Rd, follows the natural contours of the many forks and runs, such as Slab Fork and Flat Fork, illustrating how the drainage patterns dictated the development of these Appalachian hollows.