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1961 Map of Chillicothe West

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Chillicothe West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Chillicothe is anchored by institutional complexes and sprawling valley floors in this 1961 survey, where the V A Hospital and Chillicothe Federal Reformatory dominate the northern landscape. The winding course of the North Fork Paint Creek carves through the terrain, passing the small settlement of Slate Mills and the dramatic Alum Cliffs. The map captures the distinct topography of Huntington and Union townships, where family-named roads like Grubb Road and Bishop Hill Road link isolated rural landmarks.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local history in the distribution of country churches and family burial grounds, including Knockemstiff, Brownsville, and Ebenezer Ch. Transportation patterns are defined by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which parallels the creek, and the emerging residential developments at Brewer Heights and North Fork Village that signaled the postwar expansion of the city's western fringes.