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2016 Map of Wellsville

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Wellsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Ohio River forms a major industrial and geographic corridor along the eastern edge of this landscape, marking the boundary between Ohio and West Virginia. Settlement patterns follow the river's bend and the deeply incised valleys of its tributaries, such as Yellow Creek. Industrial towns like Wellsville and Stratton are positioned along the riverbank, while smaller interior settlements like Hammondsville and Irondale occupy the narrow bottoms of the North Fork Yellow Creek.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local history preserved in the numerous burial sites scattered across the ridges and valley floors, including Spring Hill Cem and the Clark Family Cem. The map illustrates a complex network of township roads and creek-side runs, such as McQueen Run and Hollow Rock Run, which define the rural character of the terrain between the primary river towns of Empire, Port Homer, and Moscow.