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1935 Map of Milton

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Milton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Mud River and Guyandot River valleys anchor this mid-1930s landscape, illustrating a transition from traditional rural life to a connected regional economy. The Midland Highway and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway serve as primary east-west corridors through Milton and Culloden, facilitating movement across the winding ridges of Cabell and Lincoln Counties.

Smaller settlements and family-named landmarks like Seveny Riders Store and Howell Mill highlight the localized commerce of the era. The map is exceptionally rich in social infrastructure, recording dozens of rural educational and spiritual centers including Skyhigh Sch, Snowball Sch, Enon Ch, and Bethesda Ch. These sites, often situated at the heads of hollows or on prominent heights like Cobbler Knob, provide a precise record of the upland communities before modern consolidation altered the West Virginia countryside.