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2023 Map of West Point

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

West Point and the surrounding Columbiana County landscape are defined by the winding tributaries of the Beaver Creek system. The terrain is marked by significant elevations like Round Knob, while the human history of the region is preserved in numerous family and community burial grounds including Carlisle Cem, Madison Cem, and the Scotch Settlement Cem. The Yellow Creek Presbyterian Church stands as a local landmark in the southern portion of the sheet, near the modern infrastructure of the Columbiana County Airport.

Water plays a central role in the geography, from the Wellsville City Reservoir to the path of the North Country National Scenic Trl which skirts the northeastern corner near Williamsport. Rural life is etched into the map through a dense network of township roads and runs, such as Alder Lick Run and Patterson Creek, showing a pattern of settlement that has persisted through generations in eastern Ohio.