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1960 Map of Ripley

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Ripley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Ripley serves as the central hub of this 1960 survey, situated where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor meets the winding path of Mill Creek. The landscape is defined by a dense network of ridges and narrow valleys, such as Stone Ridge and Angel Ridge, which dictated the early settlement patterns of Jackson County. To the southeast, the Cedar Lakes State Recreation Center occupies a large bend in the creek, featuring several landmarks including a Water Tank and Mt Calvary Cem.

Rural life in the mid-century is evidenced by numerous small communities like Sidneyville, Fairplain, and Shatto. Local history is preserved in the distribution of country churches and family burial grounds, ranging from Sunrise Ch in the north to Hall Cem and Salt Hill Ch further south. The map also captures modern infrastructure of the era, including a Radio Tower near Hargreave Knob and an early Landing Strip northwest of the town center.