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1960 Map of Lynchburg

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lynchburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Lynchburg serves as the primary hub in this southwest Ohio landscape, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor traces the northern edge of the village near Turtle Creek. The map documents a predominantly agricultural region within the Virginia Military District, characterized by a dense network of country roads and family-named cemeteries such as Stroup Cem and Bobbitt Cem. Several small crossroads settlements, including Dodsonville, Allensburg, and Pricetown, are linked by historic routes like Anderson Road and County Line Rd.

Waterways like the Little Miami River and White Oak Creek provide the primary drainage for the area, while mid-century cultural markers like the Drive-in Theater near Lynchburg highlight the era's social shifts. Genealogists will find significant value in the mapped locations of rural schools like Salem Sch and numerous burial grounds including Harwood Cem and Barr Cem, which anchor the local history of Highland and Clinton counties.