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1968 Map of Pilot Knob

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Pilot Knob
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Cherry Pond Mountain and Marsh Fork Mountain dominate this West Virginia landscape, where industrial infrastructure weaves through the complex terrain of the coalfields. The settlement of Kopperston sits at the base of Kopperston Mtn, serving as a hub where the Norfolk and Western railway meets the headwaters of Toney Fork. Multiple gas wells and mine features, including a Tailings Pond and Mine Dump, underscore the region's extraction-based economy during the late 1960s and 1970s.

Transportation corridors follow the winding watercourses, with the Chesapeake and Ohio line tracking along Pond Fork near Ringwood Ch. Notable landmarks like Pilot Knob and Indian Gap provide fixed points for genealogists and local historians tracing land patents and family movements across the borders of Boone, Raleigh, Logan, and Wyoming counties. The map also records smaller communities such as Pettry Bottom along the Marsh Fork.