2012 Map of New Salem

About this map

New Salem and Maysville serve as the primary nodes of settlement in this part of Pike County, where the landscape is defined by the winding paths of Bay Creek and Panther Creek. The terrain reveals a transition from traditional rural townships to modern infrastructure, exemplified by the Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport and the expansion of Lake Pittsfield in the southeast. This survey is particularly useful for genealogists, as it meticulously identifies numerous small burial grounds that dot the countryside, including Hinman Cemetery, Swiggett Cemetery, and Simpkins Brown Cemetery. These sites are often the only remaining markers of the early families who farmed the land between South Fork McKee Creek and Blue Creek. The road network shows a transition from local township routes like Baylis Black Top Road to modern thoroughfares that bypass the older village centers.