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1930 Map of Greenup

Name: 1930 Topographic Map of Greenup
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

Industrial history and rural Kentucky-Ohio river life converge along the Ohio River in this 1930 edition. The landscape is defined by the remnants of the regional iron industry, evidenced by landmarks like Franklin Furnace, Junior Furnace, and Ohio Furnace. On the Kentucky side, Tygarts Creek and Schultz Creek wind through deep hollows such as Warnock Hollow and Kagley Hollow.

Settlement patterns show a dense network of country schools, including Nonchalanta and the Old Steam Furnace School, alongside vanished post offices like Tongs P O. The presence of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western railroads underscores the vital transport corridor between Portsmouth and Riverton. From the heights of Dogwood Ridge to the bend at Wurtland, the map documents a transition from early industrial extraction to a more dispersed agricultural and railroad-based economy.