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1960 Map of Pond Creek

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Pond Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Belleville Lock and Dam and the adjacent Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchor this West Virginia and Ohio borderlands landscape along the Ohio River. The 1960 field check captures the intricate topography of Dutch Ridge and Milhoan Ridge, where small communities like Belleville and Reedsville developed alongside fertile river flats at Olive Bottom. The interior reveals a dense network of family history markers, including the Jordan Cem, Boso Cem, and Shafer Cem, which are scattered among the deep drainages of Lee Creek and Pond Creek.

Social life in the mid-20th century centered on rural institutions like the Liberty Sch and Ebenezer Ch. The map also documents the natural features that defined local navigation and land use, from the prominent Buzzard Roost Knob to the marshy backwater of The Slough. These details provide a clear view of the area's transition from riverfront industry to upland farming and residential settlements.