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2011 Map of Princeton

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Princeton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Princeton serves as the focal point of this Mercer County survey, showcasing a dense network of residential streets and civic landmarks like the Princeton Post Office. To the south, the landscape is defined by the massive East River Mountain ridge, famously pierced by the East River Mountain Tunnel. The surrounding valleys are marked by a high density of small family and community burial grounds, including Oakwood Cemetery, Resthaven Cemetery, and Mills Cemetery, which provide a detailed record of the area's genealogical history.

Water management and rural settlements characterize the outlying districts, from the neighborhood of Lilly Grove and the lowlands of Stumpy Bottom to the small communities of Ingleside and Hardy along the East River. Engineering features like the Brush Creek Structure Number 10 Dam and the Daves Fork-Christians Fork Structure Three Dam suggest a landscape shaped for flood control, while locations like Spangler Valley and Opossum Hollow reflect the traditional naming conventions of West Virginia’s ridge-and-valley topography.