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1961 Map of Florence

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Florence
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Virginia Military District Between The Miamis defines the historic land divisions of this region, where early surveying patterns met the growing infrastructure of the mid-twentieth century. Near the small settlement of Florence, the Penn Central railroad cuts a diagonal line across the landscape, paralleling several major transport corridors like the Columbus Xenia Road. The map reveals a deeply established rural community through its numerous family and community landmarks, including Williams Chapel Cam and St Charles Com.

The terrain is drained by the Little Miami River and Paint Creek, with much of the land divided into large agricultural plots marked by an extensive network of ditches. Genealogists will find particular value in the scattered burial sites and institutional markers such as the Pancake Cam, Correll Cem, and the county Infirmary, which provide a clear record of the local population and its social history during the early 1960s.