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1905 Map of Rogersville

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Rogersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

Wind Ridge P.O. and the surrounding township of Richhill exemplify the rural character of southwestern Pennsylvania at the turn of the twentieth century. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of narrow valleys and ridges, where small settlements like Jacktown and Graysville emerged along the forks of Wheeling Creek. The map documents a period when local commerce was anchored by rural post offices and mercantile hubs like Simpson Store and Harveys P.O., predating the modernization of the road network.

Further south, the terrain becomes increasingly complex around the headwaters of Fish Creek and Tenmile Creek. The placement of Ryerson Station and Rogersville reveals how early development followed the drainage patterns of the South Fork Tenmile Creek, creating a series of isolated but interconnected valley communities. For those tracing family histories in Greene or Washington counties, this survey preserves the exact locations of vanished landmarks and family-named features like Hunters Cave and Nettle Hill.