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2013 Map of Petersburg

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Petersburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Petersburg and its surrounding hill country in Jackson County are defined by a network of hollows and ridges where small settlements took root along rural junctions. The landscape is dotted with family and community cemeteries, including Crabtree Cem Number 1, Antioch Cem, and the Stephenson Cem near Holland Fork. These sites, alongside small clusters like Grahamsville and Mabee Corner, illustrate the persistent local identity of this corner of Ohio.

Drainage patterns like Bucklick Cr and Mackley Run have dictated the placement of roads such as Oh-139 and Oh-279, which wind through the terrain to connect remote farmsteads and landmarks like Russ Airport. The presence of numerous township highways suggests a deeply partitioned landscape of private landholdings and small-scale agriculture, where geographic features like Pigeonroost Hollow and Riegel Ridge serve as both barriers and boundaries for the residents of Dever Valley and Four Mile.