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2019 Map of Felicity

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Felicity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Ohio River carves a deep valley through this borderland, separating the settlements of Wellsburg and Rock Springs on the Kentucky shore from the riverfront communities of Rural and Utopia in Ohio. This 2019 survey documents the intricate drainage patterns of the Bullskin Creek watershed, which dominates the central landscape. The upland areas are defined by several ridges, including Shinkles Ridge, where family and community heritage is preserved at sites like Shinkle Ridge Cem and the evocatively named Hard Scrabble Cem.

Further inland, the town of Felicity serves as a crossroads, surrounded by numerous historic burial grounds such as Smyrna Cem and Mount Pleasant Cem. The terrain is characterized by steep ravines cut by waterways like Moon Hollow Run and Slickaway Run, illustrating the complex topography that has shaped local development and agriculture. At the river's edge, the Augusta Bar remains a prominent navigational feature within the broad sweep of the waterway.