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1914 Map of Roxabell

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Roxabell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Frankfort and Bourneville anchor this Ross County landscape as it appeared before World War I, when a dense network of rural schools and family-named ridges defined the social geography. The map illustrates a transitional period for regional transport, showing the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton RR and the Baltimore and Ohio RR intersecting at Musselman and Roxabell. Prehistoric landmarks such as the Mound City Group National Monument and an Indian Mound near Deer Creek sit alongside early 20th-century infrastructure.

Detailed topography reveals the agricultural and residential patterns across Plyley Ridge and Spruce Hill, while dozens of one-room schoolhouses like Mallow School, Tootle School, and Albaugh School mark the community centers of townships like Deerfield and Concord. The winding course of Paint Creek and the Scioto River dictate the valley roads, including the Washington Courthouse Road, linking these small settlements to the broader county.