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2010 Map of Naugatuck

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Naugatuck
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The winding Tug Fork river defines the border and topography of this Mingo County landscape, where the settlements of Naugatuck and Maher follow the narrow valley floors. Transportation routes are tightly constrained by the terrain, with modern roads often paralleling historical paths like the Old N and W Railroad Bed Rd near Ajax. Family-named landmarks and small burial grounds, such as the Hanna Cemeteries and Waldron Cemetery, are scattered across the ridges and hollows, including Gun Rack Hollow and Turkey Hollow.

Deeply etched drainages like Pigeon Creek and Marrowbone Creek create a dense network of branches and forks that dictated early settlement patterns at Parsley Bottom and Lenore. The map reveals a community structured around these waterways, with the Naugatuck Post Office and Lenore Post Office serving as central points for the surrounding rural homesteads and hillside cemeteries like Baisden Cemetery.