1926 Map of West Union

Genealogists and local historians will find a remarkable density of neighborhood landmarks, from the Morning Star church to dozens of one-room schoolhouses such as Rising Sun School and Muddy Creek School. Small industrial and postal outposts like Bowles Mills and Centerville Alma PO illustrate the era's reliance on local milling and decentralized mail service before the modernization of the road network. The numerous named runs and hollows, including Mistake Run and Purgatory Run, provide a detailed record of the traditional place-names used by the families who farmed these hills.