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2023 Map of Stotlers Crossroads

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Stotlers Crossroads
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Stotlers Crossroads and the surrounding rural hamlets of Morgan and Berkeley Counties define this high-relief landscape. The terrain is characterized by long, parallel ridgelines like Sleepy Creek Mtn and Third Hill Mountain, which frame the deep valley carved by Sleepy Creek. This area remains a patchwork of small homesteads and local landmarks, centered on crossroads settlements such as Johnsons Mill and Smith Crossroads.

Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial grounds, including Ambrose Chapel Cem, Mount Olivet Cem, and the Michael Cemetery atop Pious Ridge. The map illustrates a historical settlement pattern where communities formed along the drainage of Mountain Run and Warm Spring Run, with development concentrated near the southern edge of Berkeley Springs. The presence of Sleepy Creek Lake and numerous named gaps, such as Whites Gap, highlights the natural corridors used for travel through the eastern Panhandle's ridgeline systems.