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1943 Map of Circleville

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Circleville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Scioto River dominates the western edge of this landscape, its broad valley floor containing the Pickaway Plains and a complex network of transportation and early settlement. Circleville serves as the central hub, where the Pennsylvania Railroad, Norfolk and Western Railway, and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway converge. The map documents a deeply established rural social infrastructure, noting the locations of the county Infirmary and Childrens Home, alongside unique landmarks such as the Logan Elm and ancient earthworks like Indian Mound and Burning Mound.

Rural life in the early 1940s is detailed through dozens of numbered and family-named schoolhouses, such as Wood College Sch, Sixteen Sch, and Bushwhack Sch. The drainage of Walnut Creek and Clear Creek defines the eastern hills, supporting small communities like Stoutsville and Ashville. Local history researchers can also identify family heritage at Reber Hill Cem and trace the original Virginia Military District Boundary where it met the river.