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1969 Map of Ireton SW

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Ireton SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Broken Kettle Creek and Beaver Creek define the drainage of this rural Plymouth County landscape during the late 1960s. The area is divided into the civil townships of Portland, Preston, Westfield, and Johnson, reflecting a traditional Midwestern section-line grid. Small social and commercial hubs are sparse but significant, centered around the settlement of Ruble near the center of the sheet and Adaville in the southeastern corner. Religious life is anchored at St Johns Ch on the eastern edge of the Preston township line.

Industrial activity is limited to several Gravel Pit locations, particularly along the banks of Broken Kettle Creek and its tributary Bull Run. These excavations, often found near the undulating creek bottoms, point to the local importance of aggregate extraction for road building in this agricultural region. The map preserves a moment when small hamlets still served as vital community markers for the surrounding farmsteads.