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1903 Map of Flushing

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Flushing
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Stillwater Creek and its many tributaries, such as Sixmile Run and Boggs Run, define the rolling topography of this eastern Ohio landscape. Surveyed originally in 1903, the map shows the transition from the rugged drainage of the creek valley to the established transit corridors of the National Turnpike in the south. Two major railroads, the Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling and the Baltimore and Ohio, serve as the primary industrial lifelines, connecting coal-rich settlements like Holloway and Piedmont with larger markets.

Settlement patterns follow the high ridges and rail lines, with prominent centers like Flushing, Morristown, and Bethesda appearing as established hubs. The inclusion of a large reservoir at the head of Stillwater Creek indicates how water management shaped the local environment. Genealogists and researchers can trace smaller, potentially disappeared hamlets like Sewellsville, Compher, and Egypt amidst a dense network of country roads and family-named landmarks like Prospect Hill.