Loading map...

2013 Map of Pomeroy

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Ohio River carves a dramatic bend through this riverfront landscape, anchoring a dense network of nineteenth-century industrial and residential settlements across the Ohio and West Virginia border. This 2013 survey shows the tight clustering of communities like Pomeroy, Middleport, and Mason, where the steep topography of the Allegheny Plateau forces development into the narrow floodplains and hollows. The prevalence of family and community burial grounds, including Beech Grove Cem, Hiland Cem, and Adamsville Cem, provides significant genealogical touchpoints for researchers tracing the early families of Meigs County.

Transportation remains defined by the river and the CSX railroad, which follows the bank near Lincoln Heights. Further inland, the terrain is dissected by numerous waterways such as Leading Creek and Thomas Fork, which create distinctive landforms like Bone Hollow and Grueser Hollow. The map also captures smaller, more isolated settlements such as Rock Springs, Bradbury, and Kingsbury, each situated within the complex network of ridges and runs that define this section of the river valley.