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1960 Map of Homeworth

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Homeworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Fairmount Childrens Home stands as a prominent institution in the northwest corner of this landscape, anchoring a rural territory divided between Washington, Knox, Paris, and West townships. The map documents a transition from purely agricultural land to an era of resource extraction, with numerous Oil Wells scattered across the hilly terrain and a Strip Mine located south of New Franklin.

Settlement patterns follow the corridor of the Penn Central railroad, which links the villages of Homeworth, Moultrie, and Bayard along the banks of the Middle Branch Sandy Creek. Local history is deeply etched into the countryside through namesake landmarks like the Edwards Cem, Reading Ch, and Moultrie Chapel, while the Mahoning River winds through the far northeastern corner, providing a natural contrast to the grid-like road system of Georgetown Road and Genfield Street.