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2016 Map of Strange Creek

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Strange Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Elk River winds through a deeply incised landscape in this 2016 survey of central West Virginia, where the borders of Clay, Braxton, and Nicholas Counties converge. Small communities like Duck, Groves, and Strange Creek anchor the narrow valleys, connected by a network of rural routes such as the Groves-Wattsville road and the Servia-Elmira Rd. The map illustrates the region's complex hydrology, featuring numerous named drainages like Twisting Chute Cr and Waters Defeat that flow toward the main river channel.

Family history is preserved through a high density of hillside burial grounds, including David Hamrick Memorial Cem and Duffield Cem. Prominent topographical features such as Snake Knob and Villanova Ridge define the local geography, showing the persistence of traditional Appalachian settlement patterns where habitations and infrastructure are tightly constrained by the steep terrain of the Allegheny Plateau.