1913 Map of Ceredo

About this map

The Big Sandy River and Ohio River converge at the heart of this industrial and transit corridor during the early twentieth century. This survey, conducted by H.M. Wilson and W. N. Morrill, documents a landscape defined by its heavy rail infrastructure, where the Norfolk and Western, Chesapeake and Ohio, and B and O R R intersect near the strategic border towns of Kenova and Ceredo. The intricate drainage of the Twelvepole Creek basin reveals a network of smaller communities such as Rice and Centerville tucked into the interior valleys of Wayne County. Along the northern banks, Ohio settlements like Coalgrove and South Point face their West Virginia neighbors across the water. The map provides a detailed view of the region's topography before mid-century development, preserving the locations of early 1900s landings and rural creek-side habitations such as those along Whites Creek and Leatherwood Creek.