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1961 Map of Mountain Grove

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mountain Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The borderlands of West Virginia and Virginia are defined by the sharp ridges of the Allegheny Mountains in this early 1960s survey. The small community of Mountain Grove serves as a local focal point near the confluence of Back Creek and Ryder Run. The map detail captures a rural landscape where narrow hollows like Kellison Hollow and Stewart Hollow dictate the placement of roads and homesteads. Local social life is evidenced by the Gochran Creek Ch and several small Cem plots, often the only indicators of family homesteads in the deep woods.

Industrial and transport history is represented by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor near Bacova Junction in the southeast corner. Significant portions of the terrain are managed within the George Washington National Forest and Huntersville State Forest, where a Lookout Tower stands atop a high ridge. These forest labels, combined with features like McClintic Bridge and Pocahontas Picnic and Campground, illustrate a transition toward conservation and recreation in the mid-20th century.