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2014 Map of Romance

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Romance
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Hicumbottom and the winding Pocatalico River anchor this West Virginia landscape where Kanawha, Jackson, and Roane counties meet. The terrain is defined by a dense network of narrow hollows including Fisher Hollow, Berry Hollow, and Gunnell Hollow, which have historically dictated the placement of small rural communities like Romance and Advent. The map reveals a high concentration of small family and community burial grounds, such as Newhouser Cem, Wheatcraft Cem, and Mangus Cem, scattered throughout the ridges and valleys.

Transportation follows the natural drainage, with roads like Poca River Rd and Aarons Fork Rd tracing the water's edge. To the south, the settlement of Sissonville marks a point of higher density, while the rest of the quadrangle remains deeply rural, characterized by distinctive landmarks like Gunstock Knob and small water bodies such as Yukon Lake. This survey provides a precise record of the upland topography and the intricate human geography of these Appalachian hills.