1968 Map of Odd

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Guyandotte Mountain and Flat Top Mountain dominate this late 1960s survey of southern Raleigh and northern Mercer counties. The landscape is defined by the heavy footprint of the coal industry, where prominent strip mines and a large mine dump near Josephine mark the ridges above Piney Creek. This area illustrates the specialized geography of the West Virginia coalfields, where small, isolated settlements like Odd and Willibet are connected by winding mountain roads and the newer corridor of the West Virginia Turnpike. In the southern portion of the sheet, the industrial character gives way to the protected woods of Camp Creek State Forest. Local genealogy and community history are anchored by several rural landmarks, including Mountain Valley Ch, Egeria Ch, and family-named terrain like Indian Grave Mtn and Barkers Ridge.