1961 Map of Birmingham

About this map

Birmingham sits at the geographic center of this terrain, where the headwaters of Clear Fork and several unnamed tributaries intersect in the northern reaches of Guernsey County. The landscape is defined by the transition from rural agricultural plots to the expanding Salt Fork Lake in the southwest, surrounded by the protected Salt Fork Wildlife Area. This 1961 survey, updated in the late 1970s, captures a moment when traditional rural infrastructure—evidenced by local landmarks like the Salem-Washington Sch and Irish Ridge Ch—coexisted with emerging resource extraction, including a Strip Mine and Oil Well activity near the Washington and Perry township lines. The dense concentration of family and community burial grounds, such as Cumberland Cem and High Hill Cem, provides a detailed record of the long-standing settlement patterns in the United States Military District.