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1893 Map of Sutton

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Sutton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1893
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1893

About this map

Sutton and Glenville serve as central hubs in this late nineteenth-century portrait of central West Virginia, where the landscape is defined by the winding paths of the Elk River and the Little Kanawha River. The terrain is a dense network of ridges and knobs, including named heights like Powell Knob and Hickory Knob, which dictated the early settlement patterns of Gilmer and Braxton counties.

Industry and local commerce are visible in the numerous mill sites along the waterways, such as Bealls Mills and Stouts Mills. The transportation network of the era is remarkably sparse, relying on water-level routes and crossings like Salt Lick Bridge to connect small mountain communities. For researchers, the map provides precise locations for nineteenth-century post offices and settlements like Stumptown, Normantown, and Cedarville before the expansion of twentieth-century infrastructure altered the valley floors.