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1961 Map of Paddy Knob

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Paddy Knob
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Michael Mountain and the high ridges of the Allegheny Mountains define this landscape on the West Virginia and Virginia border during the early 1960s. The map illustrates a remote intersection of three national forests: Monongahela National Forest, George Washington National Forest, and a corner of Seneca State Forest. The rural character is anchored by small family-named sites, particularly along Sittington Creek and Knapp Creek.

Genealogists will find significant value in the concentration of family burial grounds, including the Buzzard Cem, Shinaberry Cem, and Lindsay Cem. Notable landmarks such as the Lookout Tower atop Paddy Knob and the Paddy Knob Campground highlight the area's transition into a managed recreational wilderness. Small ecclesiastical and civic centers like Wesley Chapel and Frost serve as the primary markers of settlement in an otherwise heavily forested terrain of steep ridges and deep hollows.