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1915 Map of Otway

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Otway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Scioto River valley serves as a primary corridor for early 20th-century transportation and settlement on this sheet, which captures a landscape defined by deep ridges and an extensive network of country schools. Major rail lines including the Norfolk and Western RR and the Scioto Valley and New England RR follow the winding paths of Brush Creek and its tributaries, connecting timber and farming communities like Otway, McDermott, and Rarden.

Genealogists will find a dense distribution of local education sites, such as the Wetmore School, Berkley School, and Spruce Run School, many of which were located at the mouths of hollows or along remote ridges like McChesney Ridge. Notable landmarks such as Golddust Hill and Alum Rock provide specific geographic points of interest within the complex drainage patterns of Camp Creek and Pond Creek.