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1924 Map of St Marys

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of St Marys
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

St Marys serves as the focal point along the eastern bank of the Ohio River, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad follows the water's edge. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the river bottom to the deeply dissected ridges of Kings Ridge and Sheets Ridge. This 1924 revision reveals a rural West Virginia landscape heavily organized around local institutions, with an exceptional density of country schools like Union Mills School and Willow Island School serving small, dispersed communities.

Transport routes such as the Northwestern Pike weave through the southern hills, connecting crossroads settlements like Ellenboro and Highland. The river itself is dotted with prominent features like Grape Island and Bat Island, while the hinterlands are anchored by numerous small congregations, including Mt Carmel Church and Bibbys Chapel, many of which were central to the social fabric of Pleasants and Tyler Counties during this era.