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1961 Map of New Plymouth

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

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

New Plymouth and the surrounding timberlands of the Wayne National Forest dominate this early 1960s survey of the Hocking and Vinton county line. The landscape is defined by the legacy of resource extraction, with numerous Strip Mine operations scattered across the ridges, particularly near Calico Ridge and Tick Ridge. Small rural settlements like Ilesboro, Ewing, and Mt Pleasant are connected by winding roads that follow the drainage patterns of Goat Run and Stott Creek.

Genealogists will find a dense concentration of local burial grounds, including Strawn Cem, Meldrim Cem, and Olive Branch Cem, often located near country churches like Zion Ch. The southern portion of the map is shaped by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor, which follows the path of Raccoon Creek through the community of Orland. This era reflects a transition where traditional agricultural and rail-based economies coexist with industrial-scale surface mining.