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1911 Map of Peytona

Name: 1911 Topographic Map of Peytona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The Coal River and Kanawha River define the industrial and residential geography of this West Virginia landscape during the early twentieth century. This survey, conducted by topographic engineers like E. I. Ireland and J. R. Eakin, captures the intricate network of hollows and ridges that dictated settlement patterns in both Kanawha and Boone Counties. Along the banks of the Kanawha, the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor links towns such as Marmet and Belle, while inland, the steep terrain is dotted with small mining and timber communities like Winifrede and Olcott.

The map provides critical evidence of the era's postal and rail infrastructure, noting specific locations such as Lewiston P.O. and Dickinson Quincy P.O.. Southward along the Coal River, settlements like Peytona and Racine appear as established hubs connected by a system of forks and hollows, including Slaughter Creek and Hopkins Fork. The presence of the Boundary Line traversing the central ridges highlights the administrative divisions between these two rugged coal-producing counties.