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1923 Map of Marlintown

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Marlintown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Marlinton serves as the focal point of this 1923 survey, situated where Knapp Creek meets the Greenbrier River in the heart of the Monongahela National Forest. The landscape is defined by the steep elevation changes of the Black Mountains and Cranberry Mountain, with the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor providing the primary lifeline through the river valley.

A dense network of rural infrastructure is documented here, including numerous localized educational centers like the Spruce Flats School, Ruckman School, and Riverside School. Small settlements and post offices such as Buckeye, Seebert, and Locust PO are connected by early 20th-century roads like W. Va. 39. The map preserves the placement of local landmarks such as Trinity Church and the family-named hollows and runs, including Kee Hollow and McClintock Run, which reflect the early settlement patterns and mountain economy of Pocahontas County.