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1910 Map of Pineville

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Pineville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Guyandotte river systems and the steep ridges of Huff Mountain define this early 20th-century landscape in Wyoming County. The settlement patterns reflect a transition between river-bottom farming and the burgeoning extractive industries, with numerous rural schools like the Matheney School and Adkin School serving isolated mountain communities. The transportation network is dominated by the Lumber RR, which winds through the narrow valleys of Slab Fork and Huff, tracing the path of timber extraction that preceded the region's deep coal development.

Major community hubs at Oceana and Pineville appear alongside smaller post offices such as Clear Fork PO (Elklick), providing a detailed record of local genealogy and land use. The map also records early infrastructure like the Virginian RR and the many family-named hollows and branches, including McDonald Hollow and Toler Hollow, which offer precise locations for researchers tracing the early 1900s West Virginia coalfields.