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1905 Map of Athens

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Athens
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Athens serves as the focal point of this 1905 topograpy, situated at the confluence of the Hocking River and several smaller tributaries. The region is a dense network of industrial and transport infrastructure, reflecting the coal-driven economy of the early 20th century. Major rail lines including the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern RR and the Hocking Valley RR converge here, linking numerous mining settlements such as Carbon Hill, Nelsonville, and Buchtel.

The landscape is characterized by deeply incised valleys and named ridges like Mt Nebo. North of the river, the Kanawha and Michigan RR follows Sunday Creek through Chauncey and Millfield toward the coal patches of Jacksonville and Trimble. These rail corridors were the lifelines for scattered communities like Doanville and Floodwood, which are mapped alongside family-named hollows such as Cawthorn Hollow and Snake Hollow.