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1926 Map of Belleville

Name: 1926 Topographic Map of Belleville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The Ohio River forms the vital artery of this riverfront landscape, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks trace the western bank past Hockingport and Harris Ferry. The river's influence on settlement is clear at Belleville and Meldahl, while the interior topography of Wood and Jackson Counties is defined by a dense network of country schools and rural churches. Educational life was decentralized in the early twentieth century, evidenced by the numerous small institutions such as Society Hill School and Franklinview School that served the ridge-top communities.

Industrial and agricultural transport patterns are anchored by features like Walkers Crossing and the winding course of Little Tygart Creek. The terrain transitions from the river bottomlands to prominent heights like Tough Hill and Limestone Hill, where remote hamlets such as Wadesville and Rockport served as local hubs. This survey illustrates the transition from a river-dependent economy to one increasingly tied to the rail lines and established overland routes like the one passing through Lubeck.