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1915 Map of Maysville

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Maysville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Ohio River defines the bend between Ohio and Kentucky in this 1915 survey, where the river's path is marked by the Charleston Bar and the dividing line between Brown and Mason counties. Along the northern shore, the river towns of Ripley and Aberdeen serve as primary points of entry to a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes and deep hollows. The rural character of Union and Huntington townships is visible through a network of ridge-top settlements and localized education centers like Buckeye School, Hawk School, and Fitch School.

Infrastructure in the early twentieth century followed the natural contours of the land, with the North Pole Road and Union Road traversing the heights above Eagle Creek and Redoak Creek. Family-named landmarks such as Porter Ridge, Puff Ridge, and Flaugher Ridge suggest the deep roots of local farming families in the region. This topographic record preserves the locations of rural schools and small hamlets like Hestoria before decades of modern development and changing agricultural patterns altered the social geography of the river valley.