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1917 Map of Naugatuck

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Naugatuck
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

About this map

Tug Fork carves a deep, winding path along the state boundary between West Virginia and Kentucky, serving as the central artery for transport and settlement in this rugged border region. The Norfolk and Western railroad snakes along the riverbank, connecting coal-rich industrial hubs and small railside communities such as Kermit, Naugatuck, and Warfield. Inland from the river, the landscape is a dense network of hollows and ridges, where isolated settlements like Breeden Breading PO and Wilsondale took root near the headwaters of Jennie Creek and Stonecoal Creek.

Cultural landmarks of the early twentieth century are scattered throughout the hills, including the Priest School situated near Little Rockcastle Creek. The map records a complex system of family-named drainages like Felix Coon Creek and Baker Br, illustrating how early residents navigated and named this dissected plateau. This survey, conducted in 1910 and 1915, documents the area just as the railroad-driven timber and mining economies were firmly establishing the region's modern footprint.