1963 Map of Pittsville

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Pittsville and Columbus anchor this rural landscape in western Johnson County during the early 1960s. The area is defined by the convergence of the North Fork Blackwater River and the South Fork Blackwater River, which carve intricate drainage patterns across the terrain. Small community focal points are scattered throughout the countryside, including Blackwater Station Ch, St Johns Ch, and Rock Springs Bible Ch. These rural institutions, alongside the Haymaker Cem, serve as vital landmarks for those tracing mid-century family history or land ownership patterns in the townships of Jackson and Madison. The presence of a Quarry near Pin Oak Creek reflects the local resource extraction that supplemented the region's agricultural character, while the winding course of Little Blackwater Creek highlights the natural hydrology that shaped settlement boundaries.