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1913 Map of Newcomerstown

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Newcomerstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Newcomerstown serves as a major rail and water junction in this 1913 survey, situated along the Tuscarawas River and Buckhorn Creek. The landscape reveals a sophisticated early transportation network, featuring the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal paralleling the river, while the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis RR and Wheeling and Lake Erie RR cross the terrain. Further west, West Lafayette College and the Chili Sta Teal PO indicate centers of education and commerce during the early twentieth century.

The topography is defined by significant ridges like Dividing Ridge and Chestnut Ridge, interspersed with a dense network of local district schools such as School No 9, Troyer School, and Angel School. Small rural settlements like Bakersville, Baltic, and Isleta are connected by a web of creek valleys, including Evans Creek and White Eyes Creek, highlighting the agricultural and early industrial character of this portion of Tuscarawas and Coshocton counties.