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1906 Map of Belleville

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Belleville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1915
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1915

About this map

The Ohio River winds through this 1903 survey, defining the border between Ohio and West Virginia. On the western bank, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad follows the river's curve through riverfront settlements like Hockingport and Reedsville. This reach of the river is punctuated by distinctive landforms such as Mustapha Island and Newberry Island, which served as vital landmarks for river navigation before modern channelization.

Inland from the river, the landscape of Wood County is a complex network of small runs and ridges. Rural life at the turn of the century centered on crossroads such as Lubeck, Mineral Wells, and Wadeville. The southern portion of the map near the Wood Co Jackson Co line shows a high density of named watercourses like Pond Creek and Jerrys Run, illustrating how the early population organized around these smaller drainage basins for agriculture and homesteading.