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2014 Map of Willow Island

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Willow Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

The Ohio River forms the central artery of this landscape, separating the borderlands of West Virginia and Ohio. On the West Virginia side, the topography is defined by the steep ridges of Hannan Ridge and the Buzzard Rocks formation. A network of rural settlements including Newlandsville, Borland, and Sandhill are connected by narrow winding roads like Cabin Ridge Rd and Ball Run Rd. The area's industrial legacy is preserved in the location of the Volcano Oil Field near the Ritchie County line.

Local history and genealogy are anchored by several upland burial sites, such as the Mid Ridge Baptist Church Cem and the Johnson Cem. To the north, the Wayne National Forest overlooks the river near Willow Island, while Eureka Island sits mid-stream between the towns of Eureka and Lower Newport. This survey provides a look at the rural West Virginia interior where small community centers like Horseneck and Cluster persist along the creek bottoms.