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1927 Map of Vadis

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Vadis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Alum Bridge and Vadis anchor the rural landscape of West Virginia during the mid-1920s, showing a densely settled backcountry of Lewis, Harrison, and Doddridge counties. The topographic details reveal a network of ridge-top schools and creek-side churches that define the social fabric of the era. Settlements like St Clara and New Milton are connected by winding roads that follow the contours of Meathouse Fork and Leading Creek.

The distribution of local institutions, such as St Marys Church, St Boniface Church, and numerous specialized schoolhouses like Town Camp School and Auburn Fork School, suggests a period when small-scale farming and local timbering supported a high density of rural families. The map provides a look at the intricate drainages of Freemans Creek and Polk Creek before modern infrastructure altered the pace of travel through these narrow hollows.