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1994 Map of Lewisville

Name: 1994 Topographic Map of Lewisville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Lewisville serves as a primary hub for this portion of Monroe County, situated where the Sunfish Creek and Brister Fork drainage systems begin their winding paths through the dissected plateau. The landscape is defined by its deep agricultural and spiritual roots, evidenced by numerous country churches and burial sites like the St Johns Ch and the Free Burial Ground. A significant portion of the eastern terrain is dedicated to the Monroe Lake State Wildlife Area, which surrounds Monroe Lake and its northern tributaries.

Energy infrastructure is a prominent modern layer upon this traditional rural landscape, with extensive pipelines crossing the ridges and numerous oil wells scattered throughout the valleys of Wheeler Run and Peyton Fork. Small settlements such as Malaga and Miltonsburg maintain their historic footprints, while family-named landmarks like Sloan Cem and Egger Cem provide essential data points for those tracing the lineage of early Ohio settlers in these hilly uplands.