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1933 Map of Saint Albans

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Saint Albans
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

The Kanawha River and Pocatalico River define the industrial and residential landscape of this West Virginia corridor during the early 1930s. The heavy industrial footprint of the U S Naval Ordnance Plant and the town of Nitro stand in contrast to the rural, school-dotted hollows of Curry and Duval districts. Rail transport is central to the area's development, with the Chesapeake and Ohio and New York Central lines serving established hubs like Saint Albans and Scott Depot.

Further south, the landscape transitions into the steep ridges and winding waters of the Little Coal River, where small communities such as Tornado PO and Bluecoal PO are established. Genealogists will find a dense network of local landmarks, including the evocatively named Seldom Seen School and the New Hope Church, alongside dozens of family-named schools and branches that illustrate the era's settlement patterns before modern consolidation.