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1961 Map of Ash Ridge

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Ash Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Arnheim and Ash Ridge anchor this landscape in rural Brown County during the early 1960s. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Straight Creek and its many tributaries, such as Honey Run and Rock Camp Run, which cut through the southern portion of the sheet. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in family and community burial grounds, including the St Marys Cem and the Bohrer Cem.

Transport history is visible along the northern border where the Norfolk and Western line runs near Fincastle, while an Old Railroad Grade further south indicates earlier transportation routes that shifted over time. The settlement pattern shows clusters of activity around crossroad communities like Brownstown, surrounded by a network of local roads such as the Russellville Arnheim Road and Catalpa Corner Road.