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1961 Map of Mount Gilead

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mount Gilead
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Mount Gilead serves as the focal point of this 1961 survey, situated at the confluence of several townships including Gilead, Congress, and Washington. The town's layout is defined by the New York Central tracks passing through nearby Edison and a robust network of rural routes like Marion Road and Iberia Road. The landscape is characterized by its numerous family burial grounds and community landmarks, such as River Cliff Cemetery, Armstrong Cem, and Montgomery Cem, which provide significant data for genealogical research.

Water plays a central role in the geography, with Whetstone Creek and the Mount Gilead Lakes within Mount Gilead State Park dominating the central terrain. The southern portion of the map is marked by the historical Treaty Line, noting the boundary of the United States Military District. Small rural congregations like Bryn Zion Ch and Mt Tabor Ch are scattered across the farmland, anchoring the social landscape of Morrow County during the early 1960s.