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Geologic Map of West Virginia, west sheet Geologic Map of West Virginia, east map
Who Wouldn't Want This? The wall-size geologic map of West Virginia

Geologic Map of West Virginia:
D.H. Cardwell, R.B. Erwin, and H.P. Woodward, 1968, 1:250,000, in two sheets (east half and west half), each 42'' x 58''. Shows areal geology, topographic contours, streams, lakes, and general culture. Insets include tectonic, basement, and systemic maps with explanatory texts, correlation charts, cross sections, formation descriptions, and generalized columnar sections.

$15.95 for folded map only. ($20.00, regular price, for rolled) MAP-1.

1 by 2 degree (1:250,000) maps
Topography you can feel

Raised-Relief Topo Maps:
Three-Dimensional plastic topographic maps, 1 by 2 degrees (1:250,000 scale). Availability varies. We currently have Charleston, Clarksburg West, Huntington, Charlottesville, Roanoke, and Jenkins. When we run out, we won't get any more. Please call us to see if we have the one you want.

only $19.95! Regularly $27.95. (Shipping is $7.50 instead of $5.60 on these.)

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WV Gazetteer
Get to Know Your State Better with this classic volume

V-24, West Virginia Gazetteer of Physical and Cultural Place Names:
1986, 809 p, 6 f, 3 maps. Alphabetically lists place names in West Virginia, and for each name shows what the place name is (town, church, stream, etc.), county, tax district, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle map, Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates, and elevation in feet and meters. Place names are from USGS 7.5-minute maps, 15-minute maps, the Survey's County Geologic Report maps, and other sources. Maps show locations of major place names, counties, tax districts, quadrangles, and relief. Includes MAP-WV21 (index to quadrangles), MAP-WV22 (UTM), and MAP-WV23 (shaded relief), all 1:500,000 scale. Types of place names listed: airports, archeological sites, bends, bottoms, bridges, caves, cemeteries, communities, country clubs, dams, fords, gaps, hollows, institutions, islands, knobs, lakes, monuments, mountains, natural features, overlooks, parks, places of worship, power plants, railroads, recreation areas, ridges, roads, schools, springs, streams, towers, trails, triangulation stations, tunnels, valleys, waterfalls, and wetlands.

only $19.95! Regularly $35.00.

Geology of Hawks Nest

Geology of Hawks Nest

Vintage State Park Bulletins
Collectors' Items!   Patina included.   Yours for only $2.95 each.
Get 'em while you can.

These black and white booklets measure 5.5'' by 8.5''. We are gradually updating these classic bulletins, so when these are gone, they're gone for good! They are yellowed with age, but that just makes them more special.

SP-1, The Geology of Hawks Nest State Park, West Virginia: J. C. Ludlum, 1951, 25 p, 9 pl, 4 f., Geology and geography of the famous New River Gorge at Hawks Nest, Fayette County.

SP-2, The Geology of Cacapon State Park, West Virginia: J. C. Ludlum, 1952, 33 p, 18 pl, 4 f. Geology, geography, and natural resources of Cacapon State Park, Morgan County. Replaced by SP-7

SP-3, The Geology of Lost River State Park, West Virginia: J. C. Ludlum, 1952, 33 p, 21 pl, 3 f. Geology and natural resources of Lost River State Park, Hardy County. Replaced by SP-7

SP-4, The Geology of Watoga and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Parks, West Virginia: J. C. Ludlum, 1954, 40 p, 17 pl, 3 f. Popular account of geology, history, and resources of two State parks in Pocahontas County.

SP-5, Geology of the Coopers Rock State Forest and Mont Chateau State Park: C. E. Hare, 1957, 26 p, 14 pl, 3 f. Geology and resources of Coopers Rock State Forest in Monongalia and Preston Counties, and Mont Chateau State Park in Monongalia County.

SP-6, Blackwater Falls State Park and Canaan Valley State Park - Resources, Geology, and Recreation: J. C. Ludlum, T. Arkle, Jr., 1971, 60 p, 18 pl, 4 f, 4 maps. Historical summary of settlement and economic developments; geology; scenic trips. (See FTG-3) Replaced by SP-6A

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Geology of Canaan Valley Resort and Black Water Falls cover

Updated with beautiful color photographs and maps

The Geology of Cacapon Resort and Lost River State Parks

(State Park Bulletin SP-7) is a highly-illustrated geological tour through these two eastern panhandle state parks in the Valley and Ridge physiographic province. Cacapon Resort State Park is in Morgan County, and Lost River State Park is in Hardy County. The 36-page booklet describes the rocks and geologic history that visitors will encounter in each park, and explains each park's topography and prominent geological features. In addition to text written for the non-specialist, the booklet is filled with explanatory illustrations and beautiful photographs. Fold-out colored geologic maps identify the rock units visible in each park area.

$5.95, SP-7.

 

The Geology of Canaan Valley Resort and Blackwater Falls State Parks

(State Park Bulletin SP-6A) follows a similar format for these two eastern West Virginia state parks in Tucker County, in the Allegheny Mountain Section of the Appalachian Plateau physiographic province. The highly-illustrated 32-page booklet describes the geology, rocks, and landforms in these parks, including the geology responsible for the formation of the falls of the Blackwater River and the broad valley at Canaan. Fold-out colored geologic maps identify the rock units visible in each of these parks areas.

$5.95, SP-6A.

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Really old (Christmas) trees!

Thumbnail of Plant Fossils of West Virginia sample pages Plant Fossils of West Virginia, ED-3A :
W.H. Gillespie, J.A. Clendening, and H.W. Pfefferkorn, 1978, 172 p, 64 pl, 20 f. A classic gem, and we won't even charge you extra for the antiquing! This paperback is organized chronologically from Precambrian to Recent, and includes chapters on how and where fossils occur, collecting and preservation methods, and spores and pollens. Thoroughly indexed. May be a bit yellowed.

was $8.00, now $4.95!
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Thumbnail of Burnsville Lake

''Lake Maps'' Great for those who boat, hunt, or fish

OF-9507, Stonewall Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1995, 3 maps, 1:24,000, 11'' x 17''. Three laminated, 11'' x 17'' comb-bound color sheets based on 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles show lake and surrounding area including original river channels and 20-foot elevation contours. Was $12.00, now $8.95!

OF-9508, Sutton Lake: 1995, 4 maps, 1:24,000, 11'' x 17''. Four laminated 11'' x 17'' comb-bound color sheets based on 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles show lake and surrounding area including original river channels and 20-foot elevation contours. Was $15.00, now $9.95!

OF-9509, Beech Fork Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1995, 3 maps, 1:24,000, 11'' x 17''. Three laminated 11'' x 17'' comb-bound color sheets based on 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles show lake and surrounding area including original river channels and 20-foot elevation contours. Was $12.00, now $8.95!

OF-9510, Summersville Lake: 1995, 4 maps, 1:24,000, 11'' x 17''. Four laminated 11'' x 17'' comb-bound color sheets based on 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles show lake and surrounding area including original river channels and 20-foot elevation contours. Was $15.00, now $9.95!

OF-0401, Burnsville Lake Public Hunting and Fishing Area: 2004, 1 maps, 1:24,000, 11'' x 17''. One laminated 11'' x 17'' color sheet based on 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles show lake and surrounding area including original river channels and 20-foot elevation contours. Was $4.00, now $2.95!

Fishing Guides
More fishing stocking stuffers...

Small-Impoundment Fishing Guide, a booklet of lake depths and other interesting things.
$5.95

Fishing Guides, booklets for specific lakes including Tygart Lake, Stone Coal Lake, Sutton Lake, and Beach Fork Lake.
only $3.95 each; regularly $5.95

WV Atlas

1 by 2 degree (1:250,000) maps

Maps, maps, and more maps

MAP-13, Topographic Map of West Virginia : USGS, 1984, 1 maps, 1:500,000, 36" x 40". Full-color map showing contours (200-foot intervals), highways, counties, drainage, towns (with population key), national parks and forests.
only $6.95; regularly $10.00

West Virginia Atlas and Gazetteer by DeLorme, FIFTH edition : 2011, topographic and road maps covering the entire state on 63 map pages in booklet form, size 11'' by 15.5''.
only $17.95 each; regularly $19.95

We have maps of all kinds and scales!

Call us if you are looking for something in particular and cannot find it here or on our Publications pages. You may also try our Interactive Topographic Map Index. We sell 7.5 Minute Quadrangles (1:24,000 scale), 15 Minute Quadrangles (1:63,500 scale), 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangles (1:100,000 scale), and 1 degree X 2 degree Quadrangles (1:250,000 scale) for the entire state.
We have several interesting types of maps of the state at 1:500,000 scale. They are generally around 36'' by 36'' inches (about 1 meter by 1 meter) in size.

We currently are featuring our 1 degree X 2 degree Quadrangles (1:250,000 scale) and our 30 X 60 Minute Quadrangles (1:100,000 scale) maps for $6.95, on sale. Prices vary for other maps.

Highway Geology Series

Highway Geology map series (9 map booklets in the series) :

  • I-64: MAP-WV28 (1987), MAP-WV32 (1987), MAP-WV33 (1987) [3 booklets];
  • I-70/470: MAP-WV20 (1987) [1 booklet],
  • I-79: MAP-WV13 (1981), MAP-WV15 (1981), MAP-WV18 (1985) [3 booklets];
  • U.S. Route 33: MAP-WV19 (1985) [1 booklet], and
  • (former) U.S. Route 48 (now I-68): MAP-WV14 (1981) [1 booklet].

3 for $19.95; or $10.00 each

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Mountain State Geology series

Mountain State Geology, Only $1 each! :

Pub. ID#   Publication Details
 
MSG-61   1961 Newsletter: 1961, 8 p. Topographic mapping in West Virginia.

 
MSG-62JAN   January 1962 Newsletter: 1962, 12 p. West Virginia coal-its past, present, and future.

 
MSG-62APR   April 1962 Newsletter: 1962, 12 p. New outlook for oil and gas in West Virginia.

 
MSG-62OCT   October 1962 Newsletter: 1962, 12 p. 65 years-serving West Virginia through geological research.

 
MSG-63JAN   January 1963 Newsletter: 1963, 12 p. A centennial look at the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey.

 
MSG-63APR   April 1963 Newsletter: 1963, 16 p. Special issue-annual meeting of the Association of American State Geologists.

 
MSG-65JAN   January 1965 Newsletter: 1965, 12 p. West Virginia's water situation-the role of ground water.

 
MSG-65OCT   October 1965 Newsletter: 1965, 12 p. Geologic maps as a basis for land classification-the geology of a land area controls its use.

 
MSG-66OCT   October 1966 Newsletter: 1966, 16 p. The mineral resources potential of West Virginia.

 
MSG-67   1967 Newsletter: 1967, 16 p. Oil and gas developments.

 
MSG-68JAN   January 1968 Newsletter: 1968, 16 p. Geologic data program.

 
MSG-68SEP   September 1968 Newsletter: 1968, 24 p. Biographic sketch of Paul H. Price.

 
MSG-69   1969 Newsletter: 1969, 20 p. The fossil Greererpeton burkemorani, and general news of activities.

 
MSG-70   1970 Newsletter: 1970, 28 p. The Dunkard in West Virginia; and general news of activities.

 
MSG-71   1971 Newsletter: 1971, 32 p. Coal in West Virginia-the Survey's contribution.

 
MSG-72   1972 Newsletter: 1972, 36 p. Biographic sketch of I. C. White; environmental geology.

 
MSG-73   1973 Newsletter: 1973, 52 p. Oil and gas.

 
MSG-74   1974 Newsletter: 1974, 56 p. Remote sensing; environmental geology; landslides.

 
MSG-75   1975 Newsletter: 1975, 72 p. Oil and coal; history of West Virginia's mineral industries; land use.

 
MSG-76   1976 Newsletter: 1976, 72 p. Computer processing of geologic data; coal processing/conversion symposium; oil and gas developments; Germany Valley geology; history of geologic studies in WV; archeology.

 
MSG-77   1977 Mountain State Geology: 1977, 64 p. Special issue on Devonian shale research by the Survey; composition of coal.

 
MSG-78   1978 Mountain State Geology: 1978, 56 p. Douglas coal in Panther State Forest; coal resources study; U. S. Route 48 roadcut geology; Grave Creek mound; geologic time.

 
MSG-79   1979 Mountain State Geology: 1979, 48 p. Topographic maps covering West Virginia (includes sample map and symbol key); plant fossils; acid mine drainage; Federal surface-mining law.

 
MSG-80   1980 Mountain State Geology: 1980, 48 p. History and accomplishments of the Survey under I. C. White, Paul H. Price, and Robert B. Erwin; WV's oil and gas regulations; coal; archeology.

 
MSG-81   1981 Mountain State Geology: 1981, 48 p. Computer-generated coal-quality maps; West Virginia caves; world's oldest seeds; coal thin-sections; roadcut geology; Indian pithouses; brick industry; Monitor Lineament.

 
MSG-82   1982 Mountain State Geology: 1982, 48 p. Computerizing the Mountain State's geology; oil and gas statistics; pictorial guide to arrowheads; Fort Martin archeology; Ice Age in West Virginia; 300 million year old footprints in Tucker County; gemstones.

 
MSG-83   1983 Mountain State Geology: 1983. No issue in 1983.

 
MSG-84   1984 Mountain State Geology: 1984, 48 p. New River Gorge; No. 3 Pocahontas Coal; Limestone, the Unsung Mineral Hero; Coal Information Available from WV Geological and Economic Survey; Oil and Gas Pools; Finding the Right Coal; Services of the Survey; Devonian Shale.

 
MSG-85   1985 Mountain State Geology: 1985, 48 p. Acid Mine Drainage; Grahamite and the Ritchie Mine; Great Valley (Shenandoah Valley) Hydrology; Geologic Processes in Cheat Lake; WV's Aggregates Industry; Limestones; Ash Fusion Study of WV's Coals; Mine Maps Show Location/Status of State's Coal Mines; Moisture in Coal; 115,135,454 Tons of Coal.

 
MSG-86   1986 Mountain State Geology: 1986, 56 p. Coal-Fired Power Plants; Mine Subsidence and Geology; X-Radiographs of Coal; How Fossil Fuels Cook; Three Miles Beneath WV; Preston County Coal Resources; Mining Beneath the Ohio River; Jackson Dam Geology; Salt; New River Gorge Geology; 10,600,000 Tons of Stone.

 
MSG-87   1987 Mountain State Geology: 1987, 44 p. Homeowner's Guide to Geologic Hazards; Rock Climbing and Geology; Chlorine in Coal Combustion; Fluted Rocks; Ohio River Terraces; Water Use in WV; Geologic Observation and Floods.

 
MSG-88   1988 Mountain State Geology: 1988, 40 p. WV Gazetteer of Place Names; Springs of WV; Fossil Footprints in Eastern Panhandle; Expanded Aggregate; Seneca Rocks Geology; Mountain-Building Processes.

 
MSG-89   1989 Mountain State Geology: 1989, 48 p. Geologic Publishing; Mineral Resources Map; Coal Availability Study; Volcanic Ash in WV; Manganese in WV; First Survey Publication; Oil and Gas Section; Devonian Shale Studies; Clay Mines of Hancock County; R. B. Erwin Retires.

 
MSG-90SPG   Spring 1990 Mountain State Geology: 1990, 16 p. Coalbed Methane; Oil Sampling; Geologic Mapping; Solid Waste Symposium.

 
MSG-90S/F   Summer/Fall 1990 Mountain State Geology: 1990. Old Sweet Spring; Manganese Study; Mississippian Sandstone Mapped; Reservoir Heterogeneity Symposium.

 
MSG-90WIN   Winter 1990 Mountain State Geology: 1990. Survey Gets Seismic Station; Nuclear Graphite from Coal; Old Photos.

 
MSG-91S/S   Spring/Summer 1991 Mountain State Geology: 1990. Earth Science Information Center; Flint Clay Age Confirmed; Kanawha Formation Studies; Quake Detector Operational.
 
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