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1935 Map of Clarington

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Clarington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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Ohio River commerce and the steep ridges of the Belmont and Monroe border define this 1935 landscape. The riverfront is anchored by the Baltimore and Ohio RR on the West Virginia side and the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Div on the Ohio shore, supporting industrial points like Captina Coal Works and the Kent Clarington Sta. Inland, the terrain is deeply dissected by drainages such as Captina Creek and Sunfish Creek, where small settlements like Armstrongs Mills and Jacobsburg developed along the narrow valley floors.

Genealogists will find a dense network of early 20th-century rural infrastructure, including numerous one-room schoolhouses like Fredonia Sch and Union Sch, alongside spiritual landmarks like McLain Chapel. The map captures a moment when post offices served small hubs such as Centerville Demos P.O. and Dilles Bottom P. O., reflecting the era's reliance on localized mail and rail transport before mid-century consolidation changed these Ohio River valley communities.