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1961 Map of Hunter

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Hunter
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Horeb Ch and its associated cemetery sit at the heart of this 1961 topographic survey, centered in a landscape of deep-cut ridges and winding stream valleys. The area is defined by the complex drainage of Captina Creek, where tributaries like North Fork and South Fork carve through the townships of Goshen, Wayne, and Washington. Small rural centers such as Hunter and New Castle serve as focal points for a community connected by winding routes like 148 and 145.

The map records a dense network of country churches, including Chestnut Level Ch, Sandy Ridge Ch, and Zion Ch, which illustrate the early settlement patterns of the Old Seven Ranges. The presence of numerous unnamed cemeteries and small family-named landmarks like Sandy Ridge provides valuable data for genealogists tracing ancestors in this part of Belmont County before late twentieth-century developments altered the rural character.