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1915 Map of Millersburg

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Millersburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Millersburg sits at the heart of this Holmes County landscape, situated where the Pennsylvania railroad tracks follow the winding course of Killbuck Creek. The map documents a rural society defined by dozens of small neighborhood schoolhouses, such as Boonetown School and Rock Point School, and the early agrarian settlements of Berlin, Benton, and Fredericksburg. A significant historical boundary, the Greenville Treaty Line, cuts diagonally across the center of the sheet, marking a legacy of early frontier division between American and Native American territories.

The topography transitions from the alluvial flats of The Plains to the dissected hills of Hardy and Berlin townships. Transportation is dominated by the rail corridors of the Baltimore and Ohio and several prominent early paths, including the Indian Trail in the northeast. From the industrial hub of Killbuck in the south to the northern village of Shreve, the map illustrates a network of water-powered potential along Salt Creek and Paint Creek, and identifies numerous family-named landmarks like Munser Knob.