1961 Map of Ringgold

About this map

Wolf Creek Wildlife Area and a portion of the Wayne National Forest dominate this landscape in Morgan County, where the topography is defined by the intricate branching of West Branch Wolf Creek and Federal Creek. In the early 1960s, this area was a landscape in transition, where old agricultural land lines from the Congress Lands East of Scioto River and the North Boundary Ohio Company Purchase meet modern conservation efforts. Small rural hubs like Ringgold and Mountville anchor the map, while the presence of numerous gas wells scattered across the hillsides of Union and Homer townships points to the region's underlying industrial utility. For the family researcher, the map preserves the exact locations of several country institutions, including the Union-Homer Sch, Pisgah Ch, and many hilltop burying grounds like the Pleasant Hill Ch Cem.