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2016 Map of Cleveland South

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Cleveland South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The winding Cuyahoga River defines the industrial and geographic heart of this 2016 survey, carving through the famous urban bends of The Flats, including Collision Bend and Ox Bow Bend. The map documents the intricate transportation network of south Cleveland, where numerous crossings like the Hope Memorial Bridge and Innerbelt Bridge span the river valley to connect neighborhoods like South Brooklyn and Newburgh Heights. This industrial corridor is heavily shaped by the Norfolk Southern rail lines that thread through the valley alongside Morgan Run and Big Creek.

For local historians and genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with legacy sites, particularly in its concentration of ethnic and religious cemeteries. Locations such as the Woodland Cem Soldiers Lot, Anshe Emeth Cem, and Saint Theodosius Cem provide essential touchpoints for tracing family roots. To the south, the landscape transitions into the protected acreage of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, illustrating the contrast between the city's dense urban grid and its preserved riparian corridors.