2011 Map of McGraws

About this map

Glen Rogers and the surrounding coal country of Wyoming County are defined by a network of steep ridges and narrow hollows where settlements like McGraws and Ravencliff follow the winding paths of Marsh Fork and Milam Fork. The landscape is etched with the markers of a mountain economy, from the Slab Fork railroad line serving the southeastern corner to the scattered post offices that anchored these small communities. Family history is centered at locations like the Frye Cemetery near Rockcastle Creek. Significant geographic transitions occur at mountain passes such as Polk Gap and Station Gap, which historically facilitated movement between the isolated drainages of the Guyandotte River tributaries. The presence of the Buck Fork Dam and numerous named branches like Trough Fork and Bear Fork illustrates the complex hydrology that dictated the placement of early roads and homesteads.