1961 Map of Rodney

About this map

Raccoon Creek meanders through Gallia County, carving a valley where established rural settlements like Rodney and Northup sit along old county pikes. The landscape is a mosaic of ridge-top farms and timbered hollows, marked by the agricultural boundaries of the Congress Boundary and Boundary West. Local spiritual and civic life is anchored by a network of country churches and schools, including Asbury Ch, Fairfield Ch, and the Green Sch. Small-scale industrial activity is evident in the presence of scattered Strip Mines and several Claypits, particularly near the Chesapeake and Ohio rail line. The southern edge of the map enters the Wayne National Forest, while family-named routes like Hannan Trace Road and Wilson Bostic Road connect the many family cemeteries and farmsteads that define the area’s genealogy.