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1957 Map of Tiltonsville

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Tiltonsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Ohio River corridor serves as the industrial and transportation spine of this region during the late 1950s, separating the manufacturing towns of Jefferson County, Ohio, from the riverfront communities of Brooke County, West Virginia. The riverbanks are heavily developed with the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads flanking the water, supporting the heavy industry concentrated in Tiltonsville and Yorkville. Inland, the terrain rises sharply into the plateau, where the landscape shifts from industrial valley to a network of rural settlements and churches.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including the Hopewell Cem, Wilson Cem, and the Hammond Sch Cem. The presence of the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport and recreational sites like the Debo Park Speedway and Short Creek Speedway illustrate the mid-century expansion of public infrastructure. Small mining operations, marked as Strip Mine, dot the hillsides, particularly around Connorville and Rayland, showing the ongoing extraction that shaped the local economy.