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1960 Map of Jacksonburg

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Jacksonburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Greens Fork and Nolands Fork shape this portion of Wayne County, where the historic National Road and the Pennsylvania railroad corridor serve as the primary east-west arteries. The landscape is dotted with several small crossroads and agricultural communities such as Jacksonburg, Pinhook, and the larger settlement of Centerville. Genealogists and local historians can trace numerous rural family-named landmarks and institutions, including the Doddridge Chapel and several denominational burial grounds like the United Brethren Cem and West Grove Cem.

Industry and local commerce are represented by Hoover Mill and several scattered extraction sites, including a Gravel Pit near Centeral Run. The drainage network is particularly dense here, featuring unique local names like Snow Ice Brook, Sleet Run, and Cool Brook, which feed into the larger river systems. This 1960 field check captures the area just before the significant expansion of modern highway infrastructure, preserving the original rural road grid from De Hays Road to Smoker Road.