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2014 Map of Tariff

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Tariff
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Tariff Oil Field anchors this part of the West Virginia landscape along the border of Roane and Calhoun Counties. Small rural settlements like Linden, Milo, and Oka are connected by a network of winding county roads, such as Linden Bright and Tariff Rd, which follow the narrow valleys carved by Henry Fork and its numerous tributaries. The terrain is defined by steep ridges and narrow hollows, with prominent high points like Desert Knob and King Rocks overlooking the intricate drainage systems of Sycamore Fork and Beech Fork.

Genealogists will find a wealth of localized data in the numerous family-named burial grounds dispersed across the ridges, including Tariff Cem, Young Cem, and Looney Cem. The map illustrates a classic Appalachian rural pattern where human activity is concentrated along the waterways, while the uplands remain dominated by the dense topography that separates the community of Bright in the south from the northern reaches of Orchard Run.