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1922 Map of Onego

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Onego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Allegheny Frontier and the steep ridges of North Fork Mountain dominate this landscape, which was surveyed shortly after the end of World War I. This territory within the Monongahela National Forest is defined by isolated upland communities and the winding waters of the North Fork and Seneca Creek. Distinctive community enclaves like the Germany Settlement and the Smoke Hole Settlement illustrate the deep-rooted cultural geography of Pendleton County, where families established themselves along fertile hollows and gaps.

Logistics in the early 1920s centered on river crossings and mountain gaps, with the settlement of Mouth of Seneca serving as a primary junction near the landmark Seneca Rock. The map records an extensive network of rural education and worship, including the Tanyard School, Keel Spring School, and Evergreen Church. These sites, along with family-named features like Ketterman Knob and Mallow Knob, provide essential data for genealogists tracing ancestral homesteads in these narrow Appalachian valleys.