1962 Map of Kimbolton

About this map

Kimbolton sits at a geographic crossroads in Guernsey County, where the Penn Central railroad follows the valley of Wills Creek. The landscape recorded in this early 1960s survey, with later updates, shows a transition from traditional agrarian and rail-based settlement toward the modern watershed management of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. Evidence of the region’s extractive history is found in the Strip Mines north of town and scattered Oil Wells. Local genealogy is well-preserved through numerous rural landmarks, including St Jacob Ch and the Earleys Cem. To the south, the emergence of Salt Fork Lake and the established Wills Creek Lake illustrate the large-scale water control projects that reshaped the terrain around North Salem and Guernsey during this era.