J. Steven Kite
Department of Geology and Geography
West Virginia University

Maps and Map Sites for Geol/Geog 127

On-line USGS Topographic Map sources

Digital Toposheets in DRG format.

GIS Data Depot (Free Downloads; Small Charge for CDs)
www.gisdatadepot.com

WVDEP (Free Downloads)
http://www.dep.state.wv.us/data/drgs/

(Eric Davis's comment: DRG's from  GIS Data Depot are better georeferenced than those from the WVDEP and you can get most maps already clipped so that they can be made into a mosaic.  GIS Data Depot also has 1:100,000 and 1:250,000 scale maps.)

http://www.topozone.com/default.asp
 

On-line Source of USGS Air Photos and Topo Maps
http://terraserver.microsoft.com/default.asp

Historical USGS maps:
http://www.vistainfo.com/commrej.htm
Look under their VISTAinfo products section.  This is a fee site.
 

Public Land (Cadastral) System Maps (On-line at WVU Geology & Geography)

Plat map for "Massanutten" in the Shenandoah Valley in the Mid 1700s

Detail of "Massanutten" Map Showing English Metes and Bounds Cadastral System with a Few Plats Aligned Similar to French Long Lots (i.e. Perpindicular to the River).

Detail of "Massanutten" Map Showing English Metes and Bounds Cadastral System, including Plat of Wendle Kite (Dr. Kite's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather).