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2016 Map of Middlebourne

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Middlebourne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Middlebourne, the county seat of Tyler County, occupies a sharp bend in Middle Island Creek where the Middlebourne Bridge and Hissom Bridge span the waterway. This West Virginia landscape is defined by its dendritic drainage pattern, where numerous runs and forks such as Sancho Creek, Foster Run, and Gorrell Run have carved deep valleys between prominent high points like Owlshead and Klondike Ridge. The map documents a rural network of named ridge roads and hollow routes, connecting small crossroads settlements including Bearsville, Wick, and McKim.

Family history researchers will find several well-placed burial grounds, including Middlebourne Cem, Mount Pleasant Cem, and Fairview Cem. A unique hydrological feature known as The Jug appears on the eastern edge of the quadrangle, where a tight meander of Jug Run nearly completes a circle. The southern portion of the sheet reaches the Tyler County and Ritchie County line, tracing the headwaters of the N Fork Hughes River.