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1961 Map of Ash Ridge

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Ash Ridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Brown County farmland and rural settlements are the focus of this mid-century topographic record, which also includes purple photorevisions from 1974. The sprawling Lake Waynoka dominates the eastern landscape, its many finger-like coves contrasting with the established agricultural grid. These revisions illustrate the growth of leisure and residential water-frontage in a region historically defined by its creek valleys, including Straight Creek and Honey Run.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named landmarks and historical sites. Several cemeteries are preserved on the landscape, such as St Marys Cem, Arnheim Cem, and the West Fork Ch Cem. Remnants of earlier transport networks appear in the form of an Old Railroad Grade and Railroad Grade cutting across Washington and Scott townships. These traces, along with small nodes like Arnheim and Ash Ridge, provide a clear view of the area's rural transition.