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2011 Map of Greenup

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Greenup
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

The Ohio River carves through this borderland, where industrial heritage and family homesteads line the banks between Kentucky and Ohio. On the Kentucky side, the city of Greenup serves as a focal point, established near the confluence with the Little Sandy River. This area is dense with genealogical markers, from the Riverview Cemetery and Worthington Cemetery in town to the more remote Melvin Cemetery and Heaberlin Cemetery further south. The landscape is defined by a series of narrow valleys, such as California Hollow and Brickhouse Hollow, which cut into the rising terrain above the river plain.

Industrial history is written into the place names here, notably at Ohio Furnace and Junior Furnace, which speak to the region's early iron production. Transport remains vital to the area's layout, with CSX Transportation tracks paralleling the river, serving the communities of Wurtland and Raceland Junction. On the Ohio bank, the settlement of Haverhill and its Haverhill Post Office sit across from the mouth of Ginat Creek, marking an era when river landings like Junior Landing and Oakes Landing were essential hubs for local commerce.