2011 Map of Pilot Knob

About this map

Pettry Bottom lies along the northern edge of this West Virginia landscape, where the waters of Shumate Creek meet the Marsh Fork. The map documents a terrain deeply shaped by the regional coal industry, evidenced by massive engineering projects such as the Kopperston Number Four Slurry Pond and the Mill Branch Coal Refuse Dam at the base of Kopperston Mountain. High ridges and family-named landmarks like Jarrells Ridge, Jarrells Flats, and Jarrells Field define the topography between the drainages of Pond Fork and Hazy Creek. Numerous gaps and knobs, including Indian Gap, Walnut Gap, and the prominent Pilot Knob, serve as natural markers across this industrial and mountainous interior during the early 2010s.