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1928 Map of Spencer

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Spencer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Spencer quadrangle is defined by the tight, winding valleys of Reedy Creek and the Little Kanawha River, where a dense network of early 20th-century rural life was organized around small neighborhood schools and country churches. The southern terminus of a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad branch line reaches into the heart of the region at Billings Sta and Spencer, facilitating the movement of local timber and goods.

Genealogists will find an exceptional density of named education and religious sites, such as Triumph Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and a multitude of district schools including Peewee Sch and Willow Bend Sch. The landscape is dotted with family-named landmarks like Devils Tea Table and Panther Knob, while smaller settlements like Reedyville, Creston, and Alvord serve as regional anchors. This mapping, revised in 1926, preserves the intricate layout of these West Virginia communities before modern highway improvements altered the traditional valley-bottom settlement patterns.