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1962 Map of Gratiot

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Gratiot
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Flint Ridge dominates the northern landscape of this Licking and Muskingum County borderland, where the terrain transitions from upland ridges to the watercourses of Poverty Run and Jonathan Creek. The village of Gratiot sits centrally along the old National Road corridor, flanked by the North Bdy Refugee Lands and Base Line surveying markers that reflect early Ohio land partitions.

Rural life in the early 1960s is evidenced by numerous community landmarks, including the Mt Olive Ch, Hopewell Sch, and a rare Covered Bridge spanning a southern creek. The eastern edge of the map shows the expansion of Dillon Lake and the emergence of several strip mines, contrasting with the traditional agricultural settlements of Mt Sterling and Wesley. The Penn Central railroad cuts through the southern reaches near Mt Perry, anchoring the local transport network before the full impact of modern interstate development altered these historic transit routes.