2019 Map of Winfield

About this map

The Kanawha River serves as the central artery for this Putnam County landscape, where the county seat of Winfield sits across from Red House. The river corridor is punctuated by long-established river towns including Buffalo, Eleanor, and Pliny. The transition from the alluvial flats of the river valley to the steep ridges of the interior is marked by features like Luikart Ridge and Cross Creek Ridge. This 2019 survey documents the civic infrastructure at Winfield, including the Putnam County Judicial Building, while preserving the locations of numerous family and community burial grounds such as Giles Stern Cem, Shiloh Cem, and Hodges Cem. The upland terrain is heavily dissected by a network of runs and branches, including Jokes Run and Little Hurricane Cr, reflecting a traditional Appalachian drainage pattern that has dictated local road and settlement placement for generations.