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1961 Map of Ironton

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Ironton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this industrial landscape, serving as the border between Lawrence County, Ohio, and the Kentucky communities of Russell and Flatwoods. The city of Ironton is depicted in high detail, showing a dense grid of residential and commercial streets, including landmarks like the Quinn Chapel, Kingsbury Sch, and the St Lawrence Sch and Ch. The iron industry's legacy is visible at the northern edge of the map, where the Vesuvius Furnace (Ruins) sits near Lake Vesuvius within the Wayne National Forest.

Transportation networks define the region's development, from the Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads to the Ashland-Boyd County Airport on the Kentucky shore. Rural life persists in the hills surrounding the river valley, evidenced by numerous strip mines, country churches like the La Grange Ch, and family burial grounds such as Ranging Rock Cem and McCoy Cem. The transition from the riverfront industries of Coal Grove and Hanging Rock to the wooded hollows of Pigeon Hollow and Fisher Hollow illustrates the complex topography of the Tri-State area.