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1903 Map of Kenova

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

USGS Topo · Published 1903

About this map

Ashland and Catlettsburg anchor the northern industrial frontier where the Big Sandy River meets the Ohio River, forming a vital tri-state junction with Kenova, West Virginia. This 1903 edition documents a landscape defined by its river-and-rail economy, where the Chesapeake and Ohio RR and Norfolk and Western RR navigate the intricate valleys of the Little Sandy River and Blaine Creek. The map provides significant detail for genealogists and industrial historians, showing numerous small mining and rail stops such as Coalton, Princess, and Boghead.

Further west, the settlement of Grayson sits near Barrett Creek, while engineering feats like Means Tunnel indicate the effort required to move coal and timber through the ridgelines. The map's terrain detail, from Summit Herd to Poverty Gap, reveals the dense network of forks and branches that shaped the early development of Boyd, Greenup, and Carter counties at the start of the twentieth century.