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2016 Map of Fairview

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Fairview and Hendrysburg anchor the central portion of this survey, where the border of Guernsey County and Belmont County creates a clear divide in the rolling landscape. The region is defined by a deep-rooted rural character, visible in the high density of family and community burial grounds including Sewellsville Cem, Salem Cem, and Old Egypt Cem. These sites, along with the settlement of Egypt, suggest a long history of local habitation that predates the modern infrastructure of the Barnesville-Bradfield Airport.

Water features dominate the northeastern and southern reaches, with the sprawling arms of Piedmont Lake and the smaller State Route 800 Reservoir shaping the topography. The map illustrates a complex network of township and county roads, such as Styx Hill Rd and Muskrat Rd, which connect smaller locales like Cabinet and Sixteen Valley. This transit pattern reflects the traditional Appalachian Ohio valley-and-ridge development, where roads follow the paths carved by waterways like Spencer Cr and Skull Fork.