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2023 Map of Willow Island

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

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Ohio River carves a dominant path through this portion of Pleasants and Wood Counties, separating West Virginia from the wooded slopes of the Wayne National Forest in Ohio. Along the river's northern bank, the settlement of Lower Newport sits across from Willow Island, while Eureka Island sits mid-stream near the community of Eureka. The interior terrain is deeply etched by a network of drainage ways including Bull Creek, Walker Creek, and Cow Creek, creating a series of prominent high points like Pumpkin Knob and Buzzard Rocks.

Family history is preserved in numerous upland burial grounds, such as McMullen Cem, Johnson Cem, and Harness Cem. The social fabric of these ridge-top communities is anchored by landmarks like the Middle Ridge Baptist Church, located near the dispersed settlements of Deerwalk and Cluster. The transportation network is defined by a mix of traditional routes like Newport Pike and modern segments of Old US Hwy 50, illustrating the long-term pattern of moving between river-bottom farms and the higher elevations of Middle Ridge.