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1958 Map of Pocatalico

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Pocatalico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Pocatalico River and its numerous branches, such as Legg Fork and Tupper Creek, define the landscape of this 1950s Kanawha County survey. The map reveals a transition from the developing northern outskirts of Charleston to more rural upland communities. In the southern portion, the city boundary encroaches upon Edgewood and Tyler Mountain, where residential growth is marked by several new schools like Littlepage Sch and Grandview Sch.

A network of ridge-top roads and creek-bottom settlements connects local landmarks like the Guthrie Air Force Station and Camp Virgil Tate. Evidence of the region's industrial activity is visible in the scattered Strip Mine operations located near Pocatalico and Wolfpen. For those tracing local heritage, the map is dense with named institutions, from Bias Chapel and Greenlee Chapel to the Tyler Mtn Memory Gardens, alongside many family-named cemeteries such as Bess Cem.