2023 Map of Mozark Mountain

About this map

Backbone Mountain and Canaan Mtn dominate this portion of the West Virginia highlands, where the Blackwater River and Dry Fork carve deep paths through the terrain. The map documents a landscape defined by its network of historic transport and resource extraction, including the Railroad Grade Trl and family-named water sources like Kent Lambert Spring. Small communities such as Hendricks and Thomas sit at the periphery of the protected Monongahela National Forest, while the interior remains accessible only by an extensive trail system. These paths, such as the Allegheny Tr: Marlin Mtn Trl and Shay Trace Trl, follow the ridgelines and creek beds. For genealogists, the Teter Cem near Gladwin provides a specific point of reference in this otherwise densely forested wilderness, illustrating the scattered nature of early settlement in the Potomac Highlands.