1915 Map of Meadow Creek

About this map

Sewell Mountain and Big Sewell Mountain dominate this Appalachian terrain, where steep ridges and deep-cut branches define the early 20th-century landscape of Fayette, Greenbrier, Raleigh, and Summers counties. The mapping reveals a high density of rural schoolhouses and small settlements that anchored these hillsides before modern consolidation, including Hillside School, Pine Grove School, and Rock of Ages School. The New River carves through the southwestern corner, flanked by the Chesapeake and Ohio railway and settlements like Sandstone and New Richmond. Further north, the timber and coal industry era is visible through Rainelle and rail sidings like Youngs Siding and Quinwood Siding. This survey provides a distinct look at the network of post offices such as Layland PO and Clute PO, alongside local landmarks like Green Sulphur Springs and Meadowbridge, preserving the locations of vanished community hubs and family-named knobs.