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1961 Map of Smithburg

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Smithburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors this survey of central Doddridge County, threading through the Middle Island Creek valley and connecting the settlements of Smithburg, Morgansville, and Sherwood. The landscape is a complex network of narrow hollows and ridge systems, including Nutter Ridge and the ridge above Meathouse Fork. This 1961 field-checked record, later updated with mid-1970s photogrammetric data, captures an era of active resource extraction, evidenced by numerous Oil Wells peppered across the hillsides and a Strip Mine located in the eastern reach of the quadrangle.

Local life is marked by a high density of rural institutions, such as Knights Chapel, Chestnut Grove Ch, and the Carr Sch. Family-named landmarks and cemeteries like Roberts Cem and Wolverton Cem provide essential data for genealogical research. Small hamlets like Blandville in the south and Canton in the northwest further define the dispersed settlement patterns characteristic of the West Virginia highlands during this period.