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2011 Map of Williamson

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Williamson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Tug Fork river defines the border between West Virginia and Kentucky in this 2011 survey, winding through a corridor of coal-country settlements and family-named hollows. The city of Williamson serves as the focal point, surrounded by residential clusters like Victoria Court, West Williamson, and South Williamson. The map reveals a high density of small family burial grounds that tell the story of generations in Appalachia, including the Orrison R Lowe Number One Cemetery, Thomas Shermon Lowe Cemetery, and the Weddington Cemetery.

Transportation and commerce are shaped by the narrow valleys, with the Mingo County Airport tucked into the hills and the Pond Creek Tunnel facilitating passage through the steep terrain. From the community of Nolan in the north down to Toler in the south, the landscape is etched with countless named drainage features like Negro Hollow, Shop Hollow, and Flower Garden Hollow, reflecting the traditional local nomenclature of the Big Creek and Pond Creek watersheds.