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1917 Map of Greenfield

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Greenfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Greenfield serves as the industrial and transportation hub for this rural portion of South Central Ohio, where the Baltimore and Ohio RR intersects the Detroit Toledo and Ironton RR. The surrounding landscape is defined by the winding course of Paint Creek and its many tributaries, including Rattlesnake Creek and Whetstone Creek, which carved the terrain long before the arrival of the rail lines.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural schoolhouses such as Pikes Peak School, Shady Grove School, and Sugar Grove School, marking the scattered settlements of the early twentieth century. Further south, the topography shifts towards the prominent elevations of Dolphins Ridge and Price Ridge, while small crossroad communities like South Salem and New Petersburg highlight the importance of established thoroughfares like the Chillicothe and Dayton Road.