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1972 Map of Kitts Hill

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Kitts Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Wayne National Forest covers much of this landscape in southern Ohio, where steep ridges and deep hollows define the local settlement patterns. This 1972 survey captures the community of Kitts Hill and nearby Andis as they were connected by winding roads through the Elizabeth, Aid, and Upper townships. The map documents a rural environment with numerous family-named cemeteries such as Bald Knob Cem and Fields Cem, alongside local institutions like Rock Hill Sch.

Water and topography shape the area's development, from Lake Vesuvius in the north within the Vesuvius Recreation Area down to the Ice Creek drainage in the south. Several small-scale extractive operations are noted, including a Quarry and scattered mines tucked into the hollows. The presence of pipelines and telephone lines illustrates the infrastructure expansion into these wooded hills during the early 1970s.