2014 Map of Winfield

About this map

Winfield Bridge and the Winfield Locks and Dam anchor this 2014 survey of the Kanawha River valley. The map documents a corridor of West Virginia river towns including Buffalo, Eleanor, and the county seat at Winfield. These settlements are linked by the CSX rail line and a network of county roads that navigate the complex drainage patterns of Hurricane Creek and Eighteenmile Creek. Local history and genealogy interests are well-represented by several family and community burial grounds, such as Shiloh Cem, Giles Stern Cem, and the Buffalo Memorial Park. The landscape transitions from the river bottomlands, home to sites like the Meadowland Golf Course, to the steep drainages of Tacoma Hollow and Pleasant Ridge, reflecting the area's characteristic Appalachian topography.