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1961 Map of New Lexington

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

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

New Lexington serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this 1961 survey, showing a landscape defined by the convergence of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The town's local infrastructure is remarkably detailed, from the St Aloysius Academy and the Fairgrounds to the New Lexington Airport north of the main settlement.

Beyond the municipal center, the map documents the extensive extractive economy of Perry County, with numerous strip mines and tipples scattered across Bristol and Pike townships. These industrial features sit alongside established rural landmarks like Ironpoint Ch, Vansickle Cem, and the small community of Moxahala. The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Wayne National Forest, where the terrain transitions into the high elevations of Wayne Ridge and Skinner Ridge.