1976 Map of Middlebourne

About this map

Middle Island Creek winds through the hills of Tyler County in this orthophotoquad, which uses aerial photography to depict the West Virginia landscape as it appeared in the mid-1970s. The county seat of Middlebourne occupies a prominent bend in the creek at the top of the map, showing the dense residential and commercial structure of the town before it gives way to the heavily wooded ridges and narrow valleys characteristic of the region. Further south, the small settlement of Wick is visible, positioned along the rural road networks that navigate the uneven terrain. Because this document is an orthophoto rather than a traditional line-drawn map, it provides an unfiltered view of land use, revealing the exact boundaries of timber stands, agricultural clearings, and the intricate drainage patterns that define this section of the state.