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1963 Map of Hilliards

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Hilliards
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad cuts across the northern landscape of this Butler County region, serving the industrial backbone of a community defined by resource extraction. Extensive strip mining operations and numerous oil wells dot the terrain, particularly around the Oil Field in the south and the township boundaries of Washington and Parker. Small rural hubs like Argentine, Hilliards, and North Washington center the social life of the era, supported by landmarks such as St Paschals Ch and the North Washington Sch.

The landscape is deeply carved by waterways, including the winding Slippery Rock Creek and Silver Creek, which are surrounded by significant tracts of State Game Lands No 95. Smaller settlements and family-named locales like Whiskerville, Annisville, and Walley Mill offer specific points of interest for genealogists tracing local lineage in a period when small-scale industry and agriculture remained tightly integrated with the land.