1965 Map of Tanner

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The Little Kanawha River carves a winding path through this mid-1960s landscape, serving as a primary corridor for small settlements like De Kalb and Hardman. The terrain is defined by a dense network of industrial activity, with dozens of Oil Wells scattered across the ridges and hollows, supported by infrastructure such as a Compressor Sta near Backcamp Run. This extraction economy exists alongside established rural communities, marked by numerous family and church burial grounds including Three Poplars Cem, Chestnut Grove Cem, and Jobe Temple Cem. To the southeast, the geography transitions into the protected woods of Cedar Creek State Park, while the northern reaches include the village of Tanner near the junction of Tanner Creek and Turkeylick Run.