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2019 Map of Martinsburg

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Martinsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Bladensburg and Martinsburg anchor the southern reach of this landscape, where the rural character of Knox County is defined by a dense network of township roads and small family cemeteries. The terrain is deeply etched by watercourses like Wakatomika Cr and Honey Run, which dictate the winding paths of routes such as Millersburg Rd. A significant historic landmark, the Mill Road Bowstring Bridge, spans Fomaky Br north of Martinsburg, illustrating the regional civil engineering used to navigate the area's many tributaries.

Local history and genealogy are prominent throughout the survey, with numerous small burial grounds such as Grove Cem, Bethel Cem, and Kemmerer Cem marking the locations of earlier farmsteads and rural congregations. Small settlements like Pipesville and Artanna serve as quiet crossroads, while agricultural drainage features like Dudgeon Ditch show the long-term modification of the land for farming. The map effectively traces the transition from the Kokosing River valley in the northwest toward the headwaters of the Muskingum River watershed in the south.