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1925 Map of Vadis

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Vadis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

New Milton and the surrounding highlands of Doddridge and Lewis counties define the landscape of this 1925 cultural revision. The map documents a dense network of rural infrastructure during a period when small-scale schools and churches served as the primary social anchors for hollow-dwelling communities. Settlements like St Clara, Vadis, and Leopold are shown connected by winding mountain roads that follow the drainage of Leading Creek and Fink Creek.

Educational and religious sites are exceptionally prevalent, ranging from the Sassafras School to the St Boniface Church near Alum Bridge. The terrain is characterized by steep ridges and narrow valleys, with notable landmarks such as Sugarloaf rising above the local forks. This survey by A. M. Walker and R. W. Berry provides a detailed view of the central West Virginia interior before mid-century modernization altered these traditional settlement patterns.