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2016 Map of Pocatalico

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Pocatalico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Sissonville and the Pocatalico River valley anchor this terrain north of Charleston and Dunbar. The landscape is a complex network of ridges and hollows, where family history is etched into the land through numerous small burial grounds like McClanahan Cem, Jones Cem, and the Sam Derrick Cem along Dutch Fork. The transition from the more developed suburbs of Cross Lanes and Tyler Mountain to the rural expanses near Lanham and Rocky Fork shows the pattern of residential growth pushing into the hills.

Tracing the waterways like Twomile Cr and Tupper Cr reveals the logic of early settlement roads, which follow the winding creek beds and narrow hollows. Notable landmarks such as Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens and the Fleming Landfill highlight modern land use, while the density of named cemeteries throughout the Guthrie and Edgewood areas provides significant data for genealogical research in this part of Kanawha County.