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2001 Map of War

Name: 2001 Topographic Map of War
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2003
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2003

About this map

War sits at the heart of this McDowell County landscape, where the winding course of the Dry Fork and Big Creek dictates the layout of mountain settlements. The map illustrates a dense network of valley communities including Yukon, English, and Caretta, many of which were established to support the region's coal industry. This industrial legacy is visible through numerous Air Shaft labels and specialized infrastructure like the Water Tanks and Communication Tower near Harmon Branch.

To the south, the Berwind Lake State Wildlife Management Area provides a shift from the developed corridors of the north. This conservation land surrounds Lake Berwind, where the terrain rises toward the Buchanan Co McDowell Co line. Small hamlets like Cucumber and Rift are connected by narrow roads that trace the water gaps, offering genealogists a clear view of the residential patterns in the West Virginia coalfields at the start of the 21st century.