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1951 Map of Pond Run

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Pond Run
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Shawnee State Forest dominates this 1951 topographic survey, covering a complex landscape of deeply carved hollows and ridgelines in southern Ohio. The terrain is marked by numerous family-named landmarks such as Mackletree Hollow, Bill Webb Hollow, and Molly Brown Hollow, suggesting a long history of rural land use and homesteading before the forest's consolidation. Along the northern edge, Turkey Creek winds past Roosevelt Lake, while to the south, the Ohio River forms the state boundary with Kentucky.

Settlement is concentrated primarily along the river and rail corridors. The tracks of The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad parallel the river, serving small communities like Quincy and Kennvale. Social and civic life in the mid-century is evidenced by isolated structures like the Pond Run Lookout Tower, which stands as a sentinel over the drainage basins of Pond Run and McAtee Run. Local genealogists will find value in the specific locations of the McDermitt Cem and the Elmtree Sch near the settlement of McGaw.