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2010 Map of McArthur

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of McArthur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

McArthur serves as the focal point of this Vinton County survey, where the township and county road networks converge among the forks of the Raccoon Creek watershed. The landscape is defined by the winding paths of Puncheon Fork and Elk Fork, which dictate the placement of early settlements like Vinton and Prattsville. For genealogists, the map is remarkably dense with burial grounds, including the Old McArthur Cemetery, Lincoln Cemetery, and Zion Cemetery, offering a clear view of the area's ancestral footprint.

A distinct legacy of forestry and land management is visible at the Oreton Lookout Tower near Oreton. The layout of the region, from the smaller clusters at Puritan and Dundas to the outlying Radcliff, follows the natural drainage of features like Wolf Run and Pierce Run. This documentation preserves the naming of many rural thoroughfares, such as Roller Coaster Rd and Meeksville Rd, which link the various hollers and ridge-top communities of this southeastern Ohio terrain.