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1945 Map of New Castle

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of New Castle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

New Castle serves as the focal point for this 1945 survey of the Virginia and West Virginia borderlands, where the steep ridgelines of Potts Mountain and Middle Mountain dictate the flow of both water and commerce. The landscape is defined by its mineral and leisure history, featuring the extraction sites at Jordan Mines and the Fenwick Mine (Abandoned) alongside noted retreats like Virginia Mineral Springs and Sweet Springs.

Industry and local life followed the creek valleys, evidenced by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor and a network of rural institutions such as Boiling Spring Sch and Hebron Ch. Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of family-named landmarks and resting places, including Paxton Cem and Iron Hill Cem, while topographic details capture the rugged gaps of the George Washington National Forest before modern development shifted these remote mountain communities.