2016 Map of Rosedale

About this map

Rosedale serves as a central hub in this corner of West Virginia where Braxton, Gilmer, and Calhoun counties meet. The landscape is defined by a dense network of winding creeks and narrow hollows, such as Brushy Hollow and Pigeonroost Fork, which have long dictated the placement of small communities and family farmsteads. Local history is preserved in several rural burial grounds including Earl Miller Cem, Boar Cem, and Mollohan Cem, often located on higher ground near ridges like Hamric Ridge. Small settlements like Tague, Elmira, and Servia are linked by winding secondary roads like Co Rte 9 and Co Rte 16. The Elmira Baptist Church stands as a spiritual landmark in the southwestern quadrant, while distinctive summits such as Rattlesnake Knob, Teeny Knob, and Eli Taylor Knob provide a sense of the vertical relief that characterizes this part of the Appalachian Plateau.