2014 Map of Middlebourne

About this map

Middlebourne serves as the focal point of this Tyler County survey, situated along the winding course of Middle Island Creek. The settlement pattern reflects the traditional Appalachian ridge-and-hollow landscape, with small communities like Wick, Bearsville, and McKim established near the creek bottoms and many family or local landmarks located on the higher elevations, such as Klondike Ridge. This 2014 edition documents the road networks connecting these dispersed settlements, including WV-18 and numerous county roads like Bearsville Rd. Genealogy researchers will find several notable burial sites recorded, including Middlebourne Cem, Mt Pleasant Cem, and Fairview Cem. The hydrography is particularly dense, with numerous branches such as Sancho Creek and Freeland Run feeding into the larger creek system, illustrating the complex drainage of the northern West Virginia hills.