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2011 Map of Ironton

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Ironton
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 corridor at the turn of the 21st century reveals a landscape defined by heavy industry and river-town development. Industrial sites like Armco Steel anchor the riverbank near Riverview, while major rail lines including CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern parallel the water, facilitating the region's historical connection to coal and steel. Across the river in Kentucky, the suburban expansion of Flatwoods and Russell contrasts with the dense grid of Ironton and its surrounding communities like Coal Grove and Hanging Rock.

Further inland, the terrain transitions into a series of hollows and ridges, such as Slope Hollow and Fisher Hollow, where the influence of the region's iron-making past persists in names like Etna Furnace Cemetery and Vesuvius Cemetery. Numerous burial sites, including Woodland Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery, are scattered through the hills, providing a dense record of the area's generational residency. Water management infrastructure, such as the Pine Creek Structure Number Eight Dam, points to modern efforts to control the local watershed.