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2016 Map of Ashland

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Ashland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Ohio River corridor defines this landscape where Kentucky meets Ohio, anchoring the industrial and residential growth of Ashland and Ironton. This survey shows a mature infrastructure of rail lines and roadways weaving through the valleys of the Cumberland Plateau foothills. Along the CSX Transportation routes, smaller settlements like Princess and Cannonsburg occupy the southern reaches, while Flatwoods and Bellefonte dominate the northern heights above the river.

Local genealogy and history are well-represented through numerous family and community burial grounds, including the large Rose Hill Burial Park and more isolated sites such as McKnight Cem and Patton Cem. The drainage patterns of Shope Cr and the East Fork Little Sandy River illustrate the dissected terrain that historically dictated the placement of homesteads and early industrial hamlets like Ironville and Rockdale.