1964 Map of Prosperity

About this map

Tenmile Creek and its many tributaries, including Templeton Fork and Bates Fork, carve a complex landscape across this portion of Washington County. The map reveals a rural economy organized around small settlements like Prosperity, Van Buren, and Old Concord. Local history is preserved through numerous family and community landmarks, such as South Buffalo Cem, Fairview Cem, and Carroll Cem. Evidence of mid-century infrastructure appears in the Pumping Station near Crafts Creek and the Prosperity Township Sch. The northern edge includes recreation at Camp Adelawan and a Golf Course near Lagonda, while the central portion is dominated by the sprawling State Game Lands No 245, highlighting a transition from agricultural use to protected conservation and public land management in the 1960s and 1970s.