2023 Map of Minerva

About this map

Minerva serves as the focal point of this region where Stark, Carroll, and Columbiana counties converge. The village is surrounded by a network of rural hamlets including Pattersonville, Bayard, and East Rochester. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Still Fork and its many tributaries like Wholebark Run and Pumpkin Run, which carve through the Shenandoah Valley. A high concentration of family and community burial grounds, such as Plaines Cem, Chestnut Knob Cem, and Herrington Bethel Cem, suggests a long history of local settlement and genealogical continuity. Aviation interest is noted at Parsons Airport and Hibbetts Airport, while the southern reaches of the map show the transition into more deeply dissected terrain near Specht and Watheys. This map provides a clear picture of how transportation routes like Kensington Rd NE and Canton Rd NW have historically linked these dispersed agricultural communities.