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1953 Map of Felicity

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Felicity
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Ohio River valley serves as the central artery for this 1950s survey, marking the border between Ohio and Kentucky. In the southern half of the map, the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad follows the Kentucky shoreline, connecting the riverfront community of Augusta to nearby Wellsburg and Rock Springs. On the Ohio side, the landscape is defined by the steep, dissected terrain of Shinkles Ridge and the winding course of Bullskin Creek.

Settlement patterns in Clermont and Brown counties reflect an agricultural and river-based economy, with the village of Felicity serving as a primary hub for the surrounding townships of Franklin and Lewis. Evidence of changing community centers appears in the labeling of Myers Sch and Barr Sch as abandoned. Local transit is captured at its transition point, noting Boudes Ferry crossing the river and several country houses of worship including Mt Zion Ch and Benton Ch.