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1960 Map of Round Bottom

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Round Bottom
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

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Wayne National Forest land occupies much of the southern hills in this 1960 survey, a landscape characterized by deep drainages and narrow ridges leading down to the Ohio River. Small settlements like Hannibal and Sardis sit along the riverbank, while the interior is marked by a network of rural ridge-top communities. The area's reliance on early natural resource extraction is evident from scattered Oil Wells, particularly near Round Bottom.

Local genealogy is well-documented through a dense concentration of neighborhood landmarks, such as Chapel Hill Ch and Winklers Mill. Numerous small burial grounds, including Emma Grove Cem and McIntre Cem, are situated on the high ground of Sykes Ridge and Pleasant Ridge. These features, along with the Community Center near Goodwin, illustrate the tight-knit social structure of these Appalachian townships during the mid-century.