2016 Map of Mount Olive

About this map

Mount Olive and Upland serve as the primary points of settlement in this dissected landscape where Mason County meets Putnam and Cabell counties. The terrain is defined by a dense network of ridges and hollows, including Whitten Ridge and Washington Hill, which separate the various tributaries of Eighteenmile Creek and Five and Twenty Mile Creek. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of family and community heritage, documenting numerous burial grounds such as Evergreen Cem, Meadows Cem, and the Mount Olive Cem. The presence of the Kanawha Trace crossing the quadrangle highlights the enduring importance of established paths through this complex topography, while named springs like Miller Spring and Frazier Spring denote historically significant water sources for the rural homesteads connected by a winding web of county routes.