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2010 Map of Pond Creek

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Pond Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Belleville and the riverfront at Randolph Landing anchor this study of the West Virginia-Ohio borderlands along the Ohio River. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Pond Creek and its many tributaries, which have carved a dense network of hollows and ridges like Popecat Hollow, Fairfax Hollow, and California Ridge. Genealogists will find a high concentration of family-named burial grounds throughout the countryside, including the Isabelle Flinn, Boso, Twomey, and Alexander cemeteries, reflecting generations of rural settlement.

Industrial and community life centers on the crossroads at Jerrys Run and the spiritual hubs of Mount Olive Church and Pond Creek Baptist Church. Notable topographic landmarks such as Buzzard Roost Knob and Shafer Knob rise above the stream valleys, while the presence of the Reedsville Post Office across the river marks the essential connectivity of these riverside communities in the early twenty-first century.