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2013 Map of Lower Salem

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Lower Salem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The Duck Creek valley serves as the primary corridor for settlement and transit across this portion of Washington and Noble counties. Small communities and historic hamlets follow the winding path of the water, with Lower Salem and Whipple anchoring the southern and central sections of the quadrangle. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of ridge roads, including Dixon Ridge and Atherton Ridge Rd, which connect the upland farms and hilltop cemeteries that define the local genealogy.

Numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Mt Ephriam Church Cem and Good Hope Church Cem, are scattered across the terrain, reflecting the long-standing rural parish system of the region. The map highlights the modern infrastructure of Highway 77 as it cuts through the center of the sheet, contrasting with the older, more localized network of Oh-821 and the Muskingum River that traditionally shaped the movement of people and goods through these southeast Ohio valleys.