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1961 Map of Barnesville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Barnesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Barnesville serves as the bustling focal point of this Belmont County survey, appearing as a hub of civic life with its Hospital, Memorial Park, and the County Childrens Home. The town’s industrial and educational roots are clear, from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad cutting through the terrain to the presence of the Friends Sch and Olney Sch. Outside the village center, the landscape is deeply etched by coal and gas extraction, with numerous Strip Mines and Gas Wells dotting the ridges between Shannon Run and Leatherwood Creek.

To the south, smaller communities like Somerton and Temperanceville anchor a more rural, cemetery-rich landscape. Genealogists will find significant detail in the placement of the Old Quaker Cem and Old Northern Cem, alongside remote landmarks like the Chestnut Ridge Meetinghouse. This 1961 field-checked map captures an era where traditional agricultural and religious sites remained prominent even as large-scale surface mining began to reshape the topography of the Old Seven Ranges.