2016 Map of Round Bottom

About this map

Beautiful Ridge and Hannibal Ridge define the undulating landscape of eastern Monroe County, where the hills descend toward the Ohio River. This 2016 survey shows a territory deeply rooted in agricultural and Methodist history, evidenced by a dense distribution of rural burial grounds such as Chapel Hill Methodist Cem and Saint Johns Methodist Cem. The small settlements of Sardis and Duffy occupy the riverbank, while the interior is dotted with historic locales like Winklers Mill and Round Bottom. These names, alongside family-identified landforms like Tisher Ridge and Harmon Ridge, speak to generations of local settlement patterns. A notable portion of the western terrain is preserved within the Wayne National Forest, contrasting with the industrial presence of Slurry Impoundments 3, 3a, 3b near the river, illustrating the complex intersection of public land management and local industry in modern Ohio.