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1910 Map of Naugatuck

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Naugatuck
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1910
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1910

About this map

Tug River forms the winding western boundary of this territory, where the Norfolk and Western railway snakes along the riverbank and through the deep valleys of the Cumberland Plateau. This 1910 survey documents the coal-country landscape during a period of industrial expansion, marking critical transit points like Kermit, Naugatuck, and Wilsondale. Small rail-dependent settlements and post offices such as Breading PO and Lenore are shown tucked into the narrow hollows of Harvey and Warfield districts.

The topography is defined by an intricate network of drainage, from Camp Creek to the Williams Fork, illustrating how early development followed the narrow floodplains. Notable landmarks like Pat Flat and Swelled Hickory Gap provide specific geographic context for land tracts and family homesteads in this corner of Mingo and Wayne Counties. The survey captures the region just as the timber and mining economies were reshaping traditional Appalachian mountain life.