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2013 Map of Powhatan Point

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Powhatan Point stands as a significant riverfront community along the Ohio River where Captina Creek joins the main channel, anchoring a landscape shaped by industrial resource management and steep ridge topography. The 2013 survey details a complex system of water control structures associated with the Quarto Mine Number Four dams, which tier through the hills west of Woodlands. This area, spanning the border of Ohio and West Virginia, reflects generations of family settlement through its numerous upland burial grounds, including the Ebenezer and Grace Chapel cemeteries.

The winding course of the river is punctuated by Captina Island and Fish Creek Island, while the eastern banks in West Virginia rise sharply toward prominent heights like Riggs Knob and Roberts Ridge. Modern infrastructure, such as the Woodlands Bridge and Graysville Bridge, connects the scattered riverside hamlets of Clarington, Franklin, and Natrium, tracing the same corridors that once relied on river access points like Hubbs Landing.