1948 Map of Richwoods

About this map

Richwoods and the small communities of Old Mines and Racola anchor this landscape during a period of established rural settlement. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hollows and waterways, notably the Mineral Fork and Indian Creek, where family-named landmarks like Grady Mill Hollow and Joshua Hill Hollow suggest a deeply rooted local history. The map documents a vanishing era of rural education, marking numerous schoolhouses such as Hulsey Sch, Cyclone Sch, and Pinery Sch scattered across the township boundaries.