1953 Map of Saloma

About this map

The agrarian highlands of Taylor and Marion counties are captured here in the early 1950s, a period when rural schoolhouses and country churches still anchored local communities. The settlement of Saloma serves as a focal point near the Ferrill Reservoir, marked by a Compressor Station and a Radio Tower. The landscape is deeply dissected by the winding course of Big Pitman Creek and its many tributaries like Bull Creek and Willowtown Creek, creating a network of ridges and hollows that defined the placement of historic farmsteads and roads.