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2011 Map of Oxford

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Oxford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The South Fork Hughes River and its complex network of tributaries like Sheep Run and Middle Fork dictate the settlement patterns of this West Virginia landscape. Small rural communities such as Oxford, Summers, and Holbrook are connected by a dense web of county highways that follow the narrow valley floors and ridgelines like Wilson Ridge. This early 21st-century survey reveals a topography heavily marked by family and community history, evidenced by the numerous burial grounds scattered across the terrain.

Local genealogy and land use are preserved through labels like Maxwell Cemetery, Nutter Cemetery, and Leason Cemetery. The presence of several hollows, including Gray Hollow and Williams Hollow, alongside numerous oil well access roads, reflects the traditional Appalachian intersection of subsistence farming and resource extraction. The map provides a detailed view of the rural infrastructure in Doddridge County, where named watercourses like Right Fork Arnold Creek and Bluestone Creek remain the primary geographical anchors for the dispersed population.