2019 Map of West Portsmouth

About this map

Scioto Brush Creek meanders through the northern hills of Scioto County before joining the Scioto River near Rushtown. This landscape is defined by deep hollows and high knobs, including Buck Knob and Peach Orchard Hill, where small communities like McDermott and Arion are connected by a network of winding county and township roads. The map reveals a dense distribution of family and community burial sites, from the prominent Scioto Burial Park to smaller locations like the Mershon-Swords Cem and Duncan Cem. To the south, the terrain descends toward West Portsmouth and the river valley, where residential clusters at Coles Park and Valley View sit near the ancient Tremper Mound. The concentration of cemeteries and named hollows like Cave Lick Hollow suggests a long-settled rural history where geography and lineage are deeply intertwined.