1909 Map of Columbiana

About this map

Industrial and agricultural development along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border defines this survey, where the Pennsylvania System and the Pittsburgh Lisbon and Western Railroad intersect to facilitate the region's early 20th-century economy. The landscape is dotted with small-scale rural infrastructure, from the Coalmines in Boardman to a dense network of country schools such as Subrosa School and Blue Hill School. The map reveals the early layout of manufacturing centers like East Palestine and Leetonia, as well as the transition from the flatlands of the Connecticut Reserve in the north to the more dissected valleys of Little Beaver Creek in the south. Genealogists will find interest in the numerous named landmarks, including Mt Zion Church and several community hubs like New Waterford and North Lima, which served the farming and mining families of the era.