1913 Map of Ceredo

About this map

Kenova and Ceredo serve as the industrial anchors of this tri-state junction, where the Big Sandy River meets the Ohio River. The landscape is dominated by a complex network of transportation and river-borne commerce, with the Norfolk and Western Ry and the Chesapeake and Ohio RR converging on these strategic riverfront settlements. On the northern banks in Ohio, small communities like South Point, North Kenova, and Coalgrove line the shore, while the interior is dissected by numerous drainages such as Twelvepole Creek and Whites Creek. The map documents a period when these towns were crucial transfer points between rail and river, as evidenced by the dense development in the Westmoreland district and the scattered upland settlements like Centerville and Ryansville.