1961 Map of Kinsman

About this map

Kinsman serves as the hub of this Ohio-Pennsylvania borderland, where the New York Central rail line once connected rural outposts like Farmdale (Kinsman Sta) and Barclay. The map documents a landscape in transition as the Shenango River valley prepared for the rising waters of Pymatuning Lake. Notable blue-hatching across the river corridor indicates planned inundation areas, capturing the precise footprint of the valley floor before these engineering changes. Family-named crossroads such as Mayburn Corners, Stulls Corners, and Biggin Corners dot the landscape alongside community fixtures like Badger High Sch and several remote burial grounds, including Rocky Ridge Cem and Giddings Cem. The survey further reveals the agricultural and industrial patterns of the early 1960s, from a Sand and Gravel Pit near the railroad to the wooded banks of Pymatuning Creek.