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1914 Map of Vergie

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Vergie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

Shelby Creek and the Sandy Valley & Elkhorn RR form the central artery of this eastern Kentucky coalfield landscape at the start of the Great War. The map reveals a dense network of mountain communities and numbered school districts tucked into every hollow and creek bend, including Wales, Virgie, and Yeager. Industrial development is evident in the rail sidings and stations like Penny Sta and Myra Sta, which served the emerging resource extraction economy.

Remote settlements such as Weeksbury and McDowell are shown connected by primitive roads and drainage paths like Beaver Creek. The survey identifies dozens of numbered local schools, such as School No 163 and School No 25, alongside landmarks like Jones Chapel and the Flatwoods School. This documentation by J. B. Hoeing provides a look at the region's topography before mid-century infrastructure and mining operations significantly altered the terrain.