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1957 Map of Willow Island

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Willow Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Willow Island and the industrial corridor along the Ohio River define the northern edge of this 1957 topographic survey. The landscape transitions quickly from the river valley and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks into the steep, dissected ridges of Grant and Jefferson districts. This area is heavily marked by the extraction industry, with dozens of Oil Wells peppered across the hillsides, particularly near Volcano and Newlandsville.

Social life in these rural hollows centered on small institutions like Pumpkin Knob Sch and a network of country churches including Nash Springs Ch and Horseneck Ch. Transportation followed the winding creek beds of Horseneck Creek and Bull Creek, while larger-scale infrastructure is evidenced by the prominent Pipeline and Telephone corridors crossing the terrain. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of family-named landmarks like Harness Cem and Johnson Cem, providing a detailed look at Pleasants and Wood Counties before modern development.