A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, lava spews from long fissures and geysers spurt superheated water. Frequent earthquakes strike along the rift. Beneath the rift, magmaâmolten rockârises from the mantle.
Steubenville, OH. Sponsored Topics. Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County and is sometimes considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State area, unofficially as a suburb.
Welcome to Steuben County. Steuben County covers roughly 1397 square miles with a population of approximately 100,000 people living in rural agricultural areas, quaint small towns, and small city communities.