1968 Map of Pleasant Plain

About this map

The Little Miami River snakes across this Warren County landscape, separating historic land divisions including the Symmes Purchase and the Virginia Military District. In the northwest corner, the town of Morrow serves as a junction for the Penn Central railroad, while further south, the Baltimore and Ohio line passes through Pleasant Plain. The rural character of the late 1960s is defined by a high density of family-named cemeteries and small community anchors such as the Harlan Butlerville School and Sugar Run Church. Numerous small waterways like Todd Run and Second Creek carve through the terrain, with several notable hollows including Hicks Hollow and Steep Hollow providing varied relief. This survey documents a quiet period in southwest Ohio before modern suburban expansion, preserving the locations of rural nodes like Butlerville, Roachester, and Osceola.