Wheeling Creek and McMahon Creek carve distinct valleys through this portion of Belmont County, shaping the settlement patterns of towns like Blaine, Lansing, and Bellaire. The map reveals a high density of rural burial grounds, including the Hardesty Cem and Linwood Cem, which serve as vital landmarks for genealogical research in these hill communities. The industrial and transit history of the region is evident in the path of the Wheeling & Lake Erie RR and the network of township roads like Hells Kitchen Rd and Mount Pleasant Pike. Distinctive local topography is highlighted by named landforms such as Methodist Ridge and the unusually named Dandelion Hollow, illustrating how the deeply dissected plateau dictated the placement of homes and transport routes along narrow ridge lines and valley floors.
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1902 · Wheeling
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Cameron
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Clarington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · St. Clairsville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Cameron
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Clarington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Wheeling
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1940 · Clarington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Cameron
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Wheeling
USGS Topo · 1:62,500