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1960 Map of New Paris

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of New Paris
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Indiana and Ohio state line bisects this landscape, marking a transition between the industrial and transit hubs of Richmond and the agricultural villages of Preble County. The Whitewater River and its tributaries, including Elkhorn Creek and Rocky Fork, have carved a distinctive terrain that influenced early settlement and industry, evidenced by the numerous Gravel Pits and the Quarry near the state border.

Transit history is heavily represented here, from the path of the National Road to the converging lines of Conrail, Norfolk and Western, and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads. Small communities like New Westville and Campbellstown dot the landscape alongside vital local landmarks such as Smyrna Church and the Richmond Municipal Airport. Genealogists will find a dense concentration of burial grounds, from the large Glen Haven Memorial Gardens to smaller sites like State Line Cemetery and Westville Cemetery.