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1961 Map of Mc Connelsville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mc Connelsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Muskingum River dominates the southwestern corner of this Morgan County landscape, where the town of Malta and the smaller settlement of Slemmons sit along the riverbanks. Moving inland, the terrain transitions into a complex of ridges and valleys defined by waterways like Meigs Creek and Fourmile Run. Human influence on the land is highly visible through a series of large pink-shaded Reclaimed Areas and Reclaimed Strip Mines that cut across the townships of Bloom, Bristol, and Morgan, indicating the region's mid-century industrial transition from coal extraction back to managed landscapes.

Genealogists and local historians can trace rural community centers such as Neelysville, featuring the Neelysville School, and several isolated country churches including Mt Zion Cem Ch and McKendree Ch. Significant local infrastructure is also documented, from the County Airport and Fairgrounds near the river to the Pipeline networks and numerous Gas Wells and Oil Wells peppered throughout the woods and farms.