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1961 Map of Byesville

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

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Byesville serves as the industrial and social hub of this Guernsey County landscape, marked by a dense grid of streets and the Pennsylvania railroad line. The surrounding countryside in the early 1960s is heavily defined by extensive Strip Mines and several smaller coal-era settlements like Buckeyeville, Lucasburg, and Robins. Local heritage is preserved in numerous country landmarks, including Beech Grove Sch and the sprawling Greenwood Cemetery.

A complex surveying history is visible here, as the map captures the junction of the United States Military District and Congress Lands. This boundary line crosses just north of Derwent, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad meets the Seneca Fork of Wills Creek. Cultural life is noted through features like the Drive-in Theater north of Byesville and several rural congregations such as Harmony Ch and Bethlehem Ch.