2016 Map of Oxford

About this map

The border of Doddridge Co and Ritchie Co runs through this section of the West Virginia highlands, where the S Fork Hughes River and its numerous tributaries like Middle Fork carve a complex landscape of ridges and hollows. Small rural communities such as Oxford and Holbrook serve as anchors in a region defined by its narrow valleys and prominent landforms, including Wilson Ridge and Maxwell Ridge. The map reveals a high density of family and community burial grounds, such as Nutter Cem, Michaels Cem, and the South Branch East Cem, which are vital for genealogical research in this part of the state. These sites, along with landmarks like the Holbrook Bridge, indicate a long-standing pattern of dispersed settlement connected by winding secondary routes such as Co Rte 19 and Oxford Rd.