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1995 Map of Rucker Gap

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Rucker Gap
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Allegheny Mountain forms the backbone of this mid-1990s survey, marking the high-elevation boundary between West Virginia and Virginia. The landscape is defined by the intersection of the Monongahela National Forest and George Washington National Forest, where steep ridgelines give way to numerous drainage systems like Anthony Creek and Meadow Creek. Human activity is concentrated along these watercourses and gap crossings, most notably at Rucker Gap.

Genealogists and local historians can locate small pockets of settlement such as Columbia Sulphur Springs and religious landmarks including Watts Chapel and the adjacent Watts Chapel Cem. The map highlights a network of primitive routes and footpaths, including the Allegheny Trail and Virginia Trail, which follow the natural contours of the mountain gaps and hollows like Rucker Hollow and Anderson Hollow.