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1960 Map of Mount Orab

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Mount Orab
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The village of Mount Orab serves as the focal point of this Brown County landscape, where the Norfolk and Western railroad corridor bisects the town's residential grid. This 1960s survey illustrates a rural Ohio community balanced between agricultural land and local civic landmarks, including the Mt Orab High Sch and several Grain Storage Bins. The surrounding countryside is dotted with small, crossroads settlements like Stringtown, Centerville, and Greenbush, each anchored by historical institutions such as the Union Plains Ch and Green-Sterling Sch.

Water plays a central role in the local geography, from the southern reservoir of Lake Grant to the winding courses of Fivemile Creek and White Oak Creek. Genealogists will find a dense network of family-linked sites, including Taylors Chapel Cem, Star Lake Cem, and Brooks Cem. The mapping even captures the cultural ephemera of the era, such as a Drive-in Theater and a local Substation, set against the historical backdrop of the Virginia Military District.