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1961 Map of Freeport

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Freeport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Freeport sits at the junction of several key valleys in this corner of Harrison and Guernsey counties, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor follows the winding course of Stillwater Creek. This 1961 survey, updated with late-1970s revisions, illustrates the complex surveying history of the Ohio country, clearly marking the United States Old Boundary dividing the United States Military District from the Old Seven Ranges.

Rural life is anchored by a network of family-named cemeteries and small community centers like Londonderry and West Chester. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites including Scotch Covenanter Cem, Yankee Point Cem, and Greenmont Cem. The map tracks the drainage of the Skull Fork and Craborchard Creek through a landscape of ridges and schools such as Londonderry Sch and Lakeland Sch.