1962 Map of Radnor

About this map

West Fork Twelvepole Creek winds through a deeply dissected landscape of ridges and hollows in Wayne County during the early 1960s. This survey illustrates a rural Appalachian pattern of ridge-top schools and creek-bottom settlements, where life centered on small communities like Genoa, Radnor, and Dunlow. The map is particularly dense with family-named burial grounds and local landmarks, documenting a genealogy of names such as the Watts and Perry Cem, Marilyn Napier Cem, and Dan Wallace Cem. Educational life is marked by the presence of the Lycans Ridge Sch and Billy Branch Sch, while religious centers like Mill Creek Ch and Bethel Ch served the surrounding hollows. To the south, the extensive boundaries of the Cabwaylingo State Forest appear near Hooker Knob, marking a transition from private homesteads to protected timberland.