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1961 Map of Rokeby Lock

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Rokeby Lock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Muskingum River dominates the eastern edge of this 1960s landscape, serving as a corridor for the Baltimore and Ohio RR and a handful of riverside communities. Near Eagleport, the river bends past Rokeby Lock, where the local terrain transitions from steep river bluffs into the dissected uplands of Morgan County. The map documents an economy rooted in resource extraction, evidenced by an active Oil Field and numerous gas wells scattered across the hills of York and Deerfield townships.

Local history researchers will find a dense network of early rural sites, including the Deerfield Ch and several family or community burial grounds such as Dutch Hill Cem and Albright Cem. Small settlements like Triadelphia, Joetown, and Morganville appear as modest clusters at crossroads, while mid-century leisure is represented by a Drive-in Theater located near the riverbank. The survey meticulously tracks the complex drainage systems of Wolf Creek and its many branches, which carved the ridges of Poplar Ridge and Hedgehog.