2016 Map of Myrtle

About this map

Laurel Lake sits surrounded by the steep, wooded hollows along the border of Logan Co and Mingo County. This modern survey reveals a landscape deeply defined by its drainage patterns and narrow valleys, where settlements like Myrtle and Parsley follow the winding paths of Laurel Fork and W Fork Twelvepole Creek. The transportation infrastructure here is a blend of old and new, featuring the modern corridor of US Route 119 passing through Scarlet while the Old N W Railroad Bed Road preserves the footprint of earlier industrial routes. Local family history is well-documented through numerous small burial grounds, including Mounts Cemeteries, Ooten Cemetery, and Dempsey Cemetery. The naming of Copperas Mine Fork and various branches like Millstone Branch suggests a history of resource extraction and local industry in the valleys near Dingess.