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1972 Map of Metamora

Name: 1972 Topographic Map of Metamora
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Whitewater River valley life in Franklin County is captured here during the early 1970s, a landscape defined by the parallel courses of the Penn Central railroad and the river. The small town of Metamora serves as a focal point, featuring a notable Aqueduct that speaks to the region's historic transportation infrastructure. To the northwest, the town of Laurel sits near the Lauth Feeder Dam, illustrating the tight relationship between these settlements and the waterway's power and transit potential.

Genealogists will find a high density of family-named cemeteries and landmarks throughout the hills, including Stipps Hill Cem, Bowman Cem, and Marlin Cem. The presence of the Willy Indian Mound near the river indicates a long history of human habitation predating the platting of Midway and Peppertown. Terrain features like Derbyshire Falls and Jackson Hills break up the agricultural reaches and winding creek branches like Little Salt Creek and Duck Creek.