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1961 Map of Lucas

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Lucas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Pennsylvania railroad corridor anchors the village of Lucas, where local infrastructure including the Waterworks and Sewage Disposal system supported a growing community in the early 1960s. This survey of Richland and Ashland counties captures the intersection of industrial and recreational landscapes, notably the Charles Mill Reservoir in the northeast and Pleasant Hill Reservoir in the southeast, both within the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.

Agriculture and early extraction are evident throughout the townships of Monroe and Madison, with several gas wells and a gas field near Newville. For genealogists, the map is particularly dense with rural landmarks, documenting the Hastings, Odd Fellows, and Emanuel cemeteries alongside established congregations such as Caesarea Ch and Mt Zion Ch. Historic milling sites like Culler Mill on Lucas Road suggest the earlier water-driven economy of the Rocky Fork and its tributaries.