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1961 Map of Danville

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

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Kokosing River and its major tributaries, Jelloway Creek and Schenck Creek, define the landscape of eastern Knox County in the early 1960s. This survey, conducted just as the Mohawk Dam began controlling seasonal inundation in the valley, shows a region deeply connected by the Pennsylvania railroad line. Small hubs like Danville and Millwood serve as anchors for a rural community marked by numerous country burial grounds, including St Lukes Cem and Workman Cem.

Local industry is evident in the cluster of quarries near Millwood and the presence of a Gaging Station monitoring the river's flow. Genealogists will find particular value in the placement of outlying settlements such as Amity, Monroe Mills, and the Stone Quarry Chapel. The map reveals a transition in land use, where traditional agriculture meets the early markers of modernization, like the Roadside Park near Danville.