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1959 Map of Majorsville

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Majorsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Majorsville and the surrounding borderlands of the West Virginia and Pennsylvania state line appear here during a period of transition in the late 1950s. The landscape is defined by the winding waters of Wheeling Creek, Enlow Fork, and Dunkard Fork, which carve through the high ridges of Webster and Sand Hill. Rural life is centered around a network of country churches and community hubs, including the Sand Hill Ch, Upper Wolf Run Ch, and the Mt Hope Sch.

While the area remained largely agricultural, the infrastructure of the modern energy economy is clearly visible through the extensive network of the Pipeline and scattered industrial markers like the Mine near Alley Grove and an Oil Well in the south. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of family-named sites such as Earlywine Cem and historical hamlets like Beelers Station and Crows Mills, providing a clear record of local settlement patterns before the late 20th century.