1961 Map of Dalzell

About this map

The Wayne National Forest anchors this survey of southeastern Ohio, revealing a landscape defined by the winding tributaries of the Little Muskingum River. In the early 1960s, this region of Washington County remained a patchwork of small communities like Dalzell, Germantown, and Gasville, connected by a network of hollows and ridges. The map meticulously records historical property and land divisions, including the North Boundary Donation Tract and the West Boundary Old Seven Ranges, which provide essential context for researchers tracing original land grants. Numerous gas wells and scattered strip mines point to the area's extraction history, while genealogy researchers will find several family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, such as Scotts Ridge Cem and Waxler Ch Cem, along the banks of Fifteenmile Creek and Duck Creek.