1961 Map of Laurelville

About this map

Salt Creek winds through a landscape defined by the convergence of several major drainages and early rural settlements at the edges of the Hocking State Forest and Tar Hollow State Forest. The village of Laurelville serves as a focal point near the junction of Laurel Creek and Salt Creek, while the neighboring town of Adelphi sits just across the western border. The map reveals a high density of nineteenth-century social markers, including several country churches like Mt Olive Ch and Pleasant Ridge Ch, alongside family-named burial grounds such as Davis Cem and Friend Cem. Prehistoric activity is evidenced by an Indian Mound located near the small community of California. The presence of several Gravel Pit operations and a Gaging Station on Salt Creek suggests a local economy tied to both the extraction of natural resources and the monitoring of the region's complex water systems.