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1960 Map of Dillonvale

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Dillonvale
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The valley of Short Creek serves as the industrial and social heart of this eastern Ohio landscape, where the Norfolk and Western railroad winds through mining-intensive terrain. Significant Strip Mine operations and numerous Mine Dump labels indicate the region's reliance on coal extraction, which shaped the development of company-related settlements like Dunglen and Olszeski Town. The land is divided by a series of prominent ridges, including Cherry Ridge, Brier Ridge, and Scotch Ridge, which separated the various hill-top and valley communities during this period.

Local heritage is deeply rooted in the numerous cemeteries and religious sites scattered across the hills, such as the Hicksite Cem, St Casimirs Cem, and Beech Ridge Ch. In the south, the settlement of Colerain and the Hilltop Sch anchor the rural landscape, while the village of Mount Pleasant sits at a high elevation overlooking Seminary Hollow. This era of mapping shows a transitional phase of land use, with traditional agriculture and small-town life continuing alongside extensive surface mining.