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1960 Map of Minerva

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Minerva
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Minerva serves as the primary hub of this landscape, situated at the confluence of Stark, Carroll, and Columbiana counties. The town’s industrial character is marked by the Penn Central rail lines, a sewage disposal plant, and nearby extractive sites like the sandpit to the south. Moving east and south, the terrain transitions into a more rural, rolling agricultural pattern defined by named runs and valleys such as the Shenandoah Valley and Stony Batter.

The survey reveals a density of rural institutions essential for genealogical research, including the Still Fork Ch and Manfull Ch near Augusta. Notable for land title history, the Geographers Line cuts across the lower third of the map, marking the historic boundary of the Congress Lands. Small settlements like Pattersonville, Hibbetts, and Specht are linked by a network of local roads and the winding path of the Still Fork river.