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2019 Map of Ridge

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Cacapon Mtn and Piney Ridge dominate this rugged section of the West Virginia and Virginia borderlands. The settlement of Ridge sits along the primary valley corridor, where the historic Union Cem and McIntire Cem provide significant genealogical markers for the region's long-established families. The landscape is defined by its dramatic series of parallel ridges and deep hollows, including Sink Pond Hollow and Horsebone Hollow, which dictate the local transportation and drainage patterns.

Water plays a central role in the topography here, with Sleepy Cr and its many tributaries like Bear Garden Run and Breakneck Run cutting through the narrow valleys. To the south, the village of Bloomery marks the edge of the survey, while smaller hamlets like The Loope and Unger are situated along the boundary between Morgan and Frederick counties. This area preserves a character of isolated mountain life, where old mountain tracks like the Ziler Loop Trail wind through the high country of Bear Garden Mtn.