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1961 Map of Lancaster

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Lancaster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Lancaster serves as the focal point of this Fairfield County landscape, where the Hocking River valley dictates the orientation of both rail and road. The Chesapeake and Ohio line tracks the river's path southeast toward Sugar Grove, passing the historic site of Horns Mill. To the north, the prominence of Mt Pleasant overlooks a dense network of local institutions, including the Ohio University Lancaster Branch and several neighborhood schools like the Medill Sch and Gen Sherman Jr High Sch.

Beyond the urban center, the map reveals a rural geography dotted with family-named burial grounds such as Bibler Cem and Emery Cem, and the expansive Forest Rose Cem near the river. Significant land use is noted at the Southeastern Ohio State Training Center and the State Industrial Sch to the southwest, while the Wahkeena Nature Preserve indicates the conservation of the area's wooded hillsides.