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1961 Map of Mt Vernon

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mt Vernon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The Kokosing River flows through this Knox County landscape, anchoring the bustling commercial and civic center of Mt Vernon. By the early 1960s, the city displays a dense network of neighborhoods, schools, and institutional landmarks, including the sprawling Mt Vernon State Hospital complex and the Knox-Vernon Speedway. The map captures a moment when the Baltimore and Ohio and Penn Central railroads remained vital corridors for local industry and transport.

Beyond the city limits, the terrain transitions into the agricultural reaches of Berlin and Monroe townships. Rural life is evidenced by several communal gathering points such as the Grange Hall and Ebenezer Ch, alongside small crossroad settlements like Amity and Six Corners. To the southeast, the academic character of Gambier is clearly defined, while numerous family-named burial grounds like Pike Cem and Morris Cem provide valuable touchstones for those tracing the lineage of Ohio’s United States Military District.