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1992 Map of Waverly South

Name: 1992 Topographic Map of Waverly South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Scioto River dominates the western corridor of this Pike County landscape, carving a wide valley that serves as the primary artery for both transit and industry. To the south, the massive industrial footprint of the Portsmouth Nuclear Power Plant stands in stark contrast to the surrounding rural townships of Seal and Union. This 1992 revision, based on earlier 1960s photogrammetry, captures the region's complex mix of atomic-age infrastructure and deep-rooted Appalachian settlements.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and burial grounds, including the Greggs Hill Cem and Downing Cem. Settlements like Zahns Corners and Givens are linked by the Norfolk and Western railway, which skirts the river valley. The eastern half of the map rises into a network of hollows, such as Bandy Hollow and Newman Hollow, where small country churches like Meadow Run Ch and Enterprise Ch served isolated rural communities.