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2013 Map of Buena Vista

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Buena Vista
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Buena Vista sits at the southern edge of this landscape where the Ohio River forms a natural border between Ohio and Kentucky. The area is defined by a dense network of ridges and hollows, such as Blackburn Ridge and Silver Mine Hollow, showing the complex drainage systems feeding into the river. Inland, small settlements like Selig and the community around Sunshine Ridge Cem are connected by narrow roads winding through the topography, including Sunshine Ridge Rd and Truman Park Rd.

Family history is preserved in numerous upland burial sites, such as High Hill Cem, Step Church Cem, and Flinders Cemetery, which are scattered among the timbered slopes. The presence of the Twin Creek Lookout Tower and Churn Cr Reservoir suggests a landscape managed for both water resources and forest fire observation, while labels like Coal Hollow and Gas Hollow hint at the historical extraction and energy interests that have shaped the local economy along the river corridor.