2011 Map of Mount Olive

About this map

Upland and Mount Olive anchor this West Virginia landscape, which is defined by the winding drainages of the Kanawha River watershed. The terrain is a complex network of ridges and hollows, where family history is etched into the land at the Meadows Cemetery and Staten Chapel Cemetery. Early 21st-century road patterns follow the natural contours of the hills, with routes like Whitten Ridge and Ashton Upland Rd tracing the high ground between creek beds. The map documents the persistent rural character of the region, featuring small community hubs like Staten Chapel and various named branches including Eighteenmile Creek and the curiously named Five and Twenty Mile Creek. Researchers can trace the proximity of these settlements to the river and the various forked waterways that have long dictated movement through this part of Mason County.