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2023 Map of Washington Court House

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Washington Court House
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Washington Court House serves as the focal point of this Fayette County survey, where the historic Fayette County Courthouse stands at the center of a radial street plan. The city’s geography is defined by the winding course of Paint Creek and the East Fork Paint Creek, which converge near the southern edge of town. Outside the urban center, the landscape transitions into a network of drainage ditches and runs, such as Green Ditch and Dews Run, illustrating the agricultural character of the surrounding plains.

Local history is preserved in numerous burial sites, from the modern Highlawn Memory Gardens to the Old Washington Cem. Notable landmarks like the Fayette County Airport and the village of Bloomingburg to the northeast anchor the outlying areas. The map also identifies mineral features like White Sulphur Springs and Red Sulphur Springs, pointing to the area's geological past and early development around these natural resources.