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1915 Map of Webster Springs

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Webster Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1915
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1915

About this map

Webster Springs serves as the focal point for this survey, situated at the confluence of the Elk River and the Back Fork. The terrain is defined by the steep, deeply dissected ridges of the Allegheny Plateau, including massive features like Point Mountain and the Cranberry Mountains. This map, based on fieldwork led by Frank Sutton and E. I. Ireland, shows the early 20th-century distribution of rural infrastructure before modern road networks were established.

Education and local community life are clearly marked through numerous isolated schoolhouses such as Pleasant Ridge School, Redoak School, and Bethany School. The complex drainage patterns of the Gauley River and Williams River highlight the area's significance to the timber and water economies of Webster County. Small clearings like Upper Glade and Mace represent the limited flat land available for settlement in this vertical landscape.