1961 Map of Smithburg

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad corridor serves as the industrial and social spine of this Doddridge County landscape, threading through the narrow valley floor alongside the Middle Fork. This 1961 field-checked survey reveals a rural economy centered on the rail line, connecting small settlements like Smithburg, Morgansville, and Sherwood. The map is particularly rich for genealogists, documenting numerous small country churches and family-named cemeteries such as Knights Chapel, Chestnut Grove Ch, and Doak Cem tucked into the steep, wooded hillsides.