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1972 Map of Aid

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Aid
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Wayne National Forest lands cover much of this section of southern Ohio, where the drainage systems of Symmes Creek and Indian Guyan Creek have carved a complex landscape of ridges and hollows. The rural character of the area is defined by small crossroads settlements such as Willow Wood, Linnville, and Aid. For genealogists, the map is a primary resource, documenting numerous family and community burial sites like Callicoat Cem, Forgey Cem, and Kingrey Cem.

Resource extraction is visible through scattered Strip Mines and numerous Gas Wells that dot the hillsides, particularly around Murnaham Ridge. Cultural life centers on rural institutions, including the Symmes Valley High Sch and a network of country churches such as Lawrence Chapel and Windsor Chapel. The presence of a Lookout Tower on a high point overlooking the Greasy Ridge area underscores the managed forest environment of the late twentieth century.