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1978 Map of Pikeville

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Pikeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Pikeville serves as the focal point of this late-1970s study, where the Levisa Fork carves a sharp oxbow around the town's growing infrastructure. The landscape is defined by the heavy footprint of the regional coal industry, evidenced by numerous strip mines and local workings scattered across the high ridges of Duty Knob and Big Hill. Connectivity in the valley is managed by the C & O railroad, which follows the riverbank past industrial sites like Titan Siding.

Smaller residential pockets and labor settlements such as Mayo Village, Yorktown, and Little Dixie are positioned near the river, while rural life is marked by the presence of Fellowship Chapel and the Methodist Hospital. Genealogists will find notable value in the location of the Johnson Memorial Cem and Potter Cem, which anchor family histories within the narrow valleys of Pigeon Creek and Robinson Creek.