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1962 Map of Killbuck

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Killbuck
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

The valley of Killbuck Creek dominates this Holmes County landscape, serving as a primary corridor for both the Conrail line and rural settlement. In the early 1960s, the village of Killbuck functioned as a local hub, supported by nearby resources like a Quarry and various oil and gas wells. To the south and east, the map reveals a deeply etched topography of ridges and hollows, where small hamlets like Layland, Clark, and Helmick are tucked along watercourses such as Doughty Creek and Wolf Creek.

Genealogists will find a high density of family and community burial sites, including Salem Cem, Fox Cem, and Bucklew Cem, many located near historic congregations like Pleasant Grove Ch. A notable artifact of nineteenth-century engineering, the Covered Bridge, is preserved along the creek south of Helmick Sta. The map also captures the industrial footprint of the era, from the Strip Mine in the northern hills to the Sewage Disposal and Gaging Station infrastructure serving the river valley.