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1908 Map of Athalia

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Athalia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Symmes Creek and its many tributaries, including Indian Creek and Guyan Creek, carve through the complex topography of Lawrence and Gallia Counties in this early 20th-century survey. The region is defined by a dense network of rural infrastructure, where small settlements like Arabia, Waterloo, and Scottown are connected by ridges and creek bottoms. Along the Ohio River, the landscape transitions to a river-based economy, highlighted by the Baltimore and Ohio RR tracks and essential river crossings such as the Millersport Ferry and Crown City Ferry.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of community centers, from the Aid PO to numerous family-named landmarks like Boggs School and Dickey Church. The map illustrates a period before modern consolidation, where isolated hilltop schools like Low Gap School and valley congregations such as Mt Moriah Chapel served the dispersed population of Windsor and Rome townships.