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1966 Map of Rucker Gap

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Rucker Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Anthony Creek and the surrounding drainage basins of the Allegheny Mountain range dominate this landscape along the border of Virginia and West Virginia during the mid-1960s. The map illustrates a densely forested interior where the Monongahela National Forest and George Washington National Forest converge. Settlement is sparse, localized primarily around the Neola Road corridor where Watts Chapel and a small Cem are located.

Remote mountain passes like Rucker Gap and higher elevations such as Chestnut Knob define the rugged topography. The survey captures the early footprint of the Lake Sherwood Recreation Area and the Gathright Wildlife Management Area, marking the transition of this timbered highland into a region of public conservation and managed recreation. Small, named topographic features such as Grave and various hollows like Goff Hollow provide valuable points of reference for genealogists tracing family land in these border counties.