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2011 Map of Parsons

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

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Shavers Fork and the Black Fork converge in this West Virginia landscape, framing the central settlement of Parsons. The town serves as a focal point for the surrounding mountain terrain, with the Parsons Post Office situated near the riverbanks. To the east, the neighboring communities of Hambleton and Hendricks sit along the winding water, where several family burial sites including Goff Cemetery, Collett Cemetery, and McNeely Cemetery provide valuable geographic markers for genealogical research.

The winding river valleys dictate the placement of local infrastructure, from the Moss Bridge and Jobs Ford crossing the Cheat River in the north to the industrial legacy of Channels Mill further south. High points such as Fork Mountain and Turkey Knob overlook a network of hollows like Smoky Hollow and Hickman Slide Hollow. The map also traces various smaller communities including Porterwood, Moore, and Pleasant Run, connected by local routes such as Hickman Slide Rd and Blackman Flats Rd.