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2011 Map of Matewan

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Matewan and its surrounding coal-country settlements line the banks of the Tug Fork river, marking a landscape defined by industrial history and deep-rooted family legacy. This 2011 survey captures the region's complex geography, where narrow hollows like Shop Hollow and Peter Dotson Hollow provide room for small communities and family burial grounds. The map is particularly rich for genealogists, documenting numerous sites such as the McCoy Cemetery, Matthew Hatfield Cemetery, and Stafford Cemetery.

The industrial character of the valley is evident in the layout of New Alma Coal Camp and the residential pockets of Blackberry City and North Matewan. Transportation corridors follow the water, with Rose Siding and a network of winding roads like Tug Fork RIVER RD connecting remote outposts such as Freeburn and Vulcan. From the heights of Blackberry Mountain down to the bottomlands at Hatfield Bottom, the map details a terrain where every branch and fork, from Blackberry Fork to Mate Creek, supported a distinct community or family homestead.