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1960 Map of Salineville

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

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Salineville serves as the industrial and transport hub of this pocket in northeastern Ohio, where the Pennsylvania railroad tracks parallel Yellow Creek. The landscape of the early 1960s is defined by a dense network of coal production, evident in the numerous Strip Mine and Tipple Mine operations scattered throughout Washington and Brush Creek townships. The rugged drainage basins of Salt Run and Roach Run reveal a deeply dissected terrain that influenced settlement patterns, pushing smaller communities like Monroeville and Holt to the higher ridges.

Local family history is preserved in small upland burial grounds and country congregations, such as West Grove Cem and Grants Hill Ch. While much of the central map is dedicated to the Brush Creek Wildlife Area, the presence of specialized infrastructure like a Substation and Radio Tower points to the evolving technological footprint of the mid-century era alongside the established extractive economy.