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1961 Map of New Concord

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of New Concord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

New Concord serves as a major focal point in this early 1960s survey, defined largely by the campus of Muskingum College. The surrounding landscape is a complex network of narrow ridges and winding stream valleys like Crooked Creek and Dare Run, where agricultural land sits alongside emerging industrial activity. The presence of several Strip Mines and a Quarry indicates the extraction economy of the era, while a Pipeline and a 4 Lane highway expansion show modern infrastructure reaching into traditional rural areas.

Smaller crossroads communities and historical markers are scattered across the Muskingum and Guernsey county line, including Claysville and Rix Mills. Local genealogy and social history are preserved through sites like East Union Ch, Zion Cem, and the Rich Hill Sch. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor remains a primary transportation artery, following the natural contours of the land north of the village.