1962 Map of Old Washington

About this map

The Salt Fork Wildlife Area dominates the northern reaches of this Guernsey County landscape, where the waters of Salt Fork and Brushy Fork converge amidst a network of rural townships. The village of Old Washington serves as a central hub, situated near a Fairground and the small settlements of Easton and Elizabethtown. This era of mapping documents the early alignment of a Proposed highway, which would eventually transform local travel by bypassing the traditional centers of Warrentown and Winterset. Genealogists will find several burial grounds identified, including Winterset Cem, Glenview Cem, and Allen Cem. The presence of the County Home and Madison High Sch reflects the social and educational infrastructure of the mid-century period. Notable terrain features like Devils Knob punctuate the ridges above the many named runs, such as Coon Run and Beeham Run, that drain this agricultural and wooded terrain.