Loading map...

1959 Map of Majorsville

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Majorsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Beelers Station and Majorsville anchor this 1950s survey of the tri-state border region where West Virginia and Pennsylvania meet. The landscape is defined by its ridge-and-hollow topography, with deep-cut waterways like Wheeling Creek and the Dunkard Fork shaping the local road networks. These valleys provided the only level ground for small communities such as Enlow and Crows Mills, while many rural institutions were established on the higher ground of Golden Ridge and Limestone-Dallas Ridge.

Family history is preserved through numerous named landmarks and small cemeteries. Genealogists may find interest in the Earlywine Cem or the cluster of country churches that served these isolated hill communities, including Sand Hill Ch, Salem Ch, and the Upper Wolf Run Ch. Educational life is represented by the Mt Hope Sch, while the scattered presence of an Oil Well and a Mine points to the early energy extraction that defined the Marshall County economy during this era.