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1961 Map of Jeromesville

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

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Jeromesville serves as the focal point of this Ashland County landscape, where the Erie Railroad tracks cut a diagonal path across the valley of the Jerome Fork. The map documents a rural Ohio economy in transition, balancing established agriculture with active extraction, as evidenced by numerous Oil Wells and Gas Wells scattered throughout Perry and Montgomery townships. The infrastructure of the early 1960s is clearly visible, including a prominent Pipeline and a Pumping Station north of Rowsburg.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named and community landmarks, such as the Old Rowsburg Cem and Bushnell Cem. Along the watercourses of Oldtown Run and Muddy Fork, small settlements like England and Spreng represent the local network of the era. The presence of Sand and Gravel Pits and several Gravel Pits near the railroad lines highlights the industrial materials that shaped the region's mid-century development.