1964 Map of Oxford

About this map

Oxford sits at the junction of Clevenger Fork and Taylor Drain in this mid-century portrait of rural Doddridge County. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Middle Fork Hughes River and the South Fork Hughes River, where family names are etched into the terrain through numerous burial grounds like Maxwell Cem, Nutter Cem, and Michaels Cem. This area was a center of early 20th-century energy extraction, evidenced by the dense concentration of Gas Wells and Oil Wells scattered across the ridges of West Union and Central districts.