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1960 Map of Wellsville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Wellsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Wellsville serves as the industrial and civic anchor along the Ohio River in this mid-century survey, revised in the early 1980s. The riverfront is dominated by transportation and industry, with the Conrail lines paralleling Main Ave and Commerce Ave, connecting settlements like Stratton, Empire, and Port Homer to the regional economy. Inland, the terrain is defined by the winding course of Yellow Creek, which cuts deep valleys through the landscape past Hammondsville and Irondale.

Evidence of the area's resource-based economy is scattered across the hills, from the strip mines near New Somerset to the kilns at Cream City. Local history is preserved in small landmarks like Nearly Chapel, School No 11, and numerous family and parish burial grounds, including St Elizabeth Cem and Cuppy Cem. The presence of the Brush Creek Wildlife Area and Hollow Rock Campground highlights the shift toward recreational land use alongside established extraction and manufacturing sites.