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1961 Map of New Straitsville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of New Straitsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Wayne National Forest dominates the topography of this corner of Ohio, where the coal industry and natural landscape are deeply intertwined. The map documents an extensive history of resource extraction, with numerous strip mines, tipples, and individual mines dotting the hillsides around Shawnee and New Straitsville. A legacy of industrial architecture is seen in the Brick Kilns near the center of the quadrangle, while the southern reaches near Murray City reveal the dense network of pipelines and telephone lines that supported these communities.

Local life is anchored by family and faith landmarks such as St Augustine Ch, Mt Zion Ch, and the Hemlock Sch. The terrain is cut by waterways like Monday Creek and Sunday Creek, which wind through the Sunday Creek State Wildlife Area. This 1961 record, updated in the 1980s, captures the region at a point of transition, including the abandoned railroad corridors that once linked the coal towns of Buckingham and Drakes.