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2013 Map of Seaman

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Seaman
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Seaman serves as the central hub for this portion of Adams County, where several major thoroughfares including the Appalachian Hwy and State Route 247 intersect. The surrounding countryside is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably the West Fork Ohio Brush Creek and the Little West Fork Ohio Brush Creek, which carve through the terrain and dictate the placement of earlier settlements. Small crossroads communities like Tranquility and Youngsville remain prominent, often anchored by local heritage sites such as Tranquility Cem and the Harshasville Bridge.

Genealogists can trace several family-linked landmarks and burial grounds scattered across the landscape, from Mt Leigh Cem in the north to Unity Cem and Cherry Fork Cem in the south. The southern reaches of the map show the transition toward Wheat Ridge and Unity, where the land is drained by Spoon River and the southern Cherry Fork branch, illustrating a settlement pattern deeply tied to the local creek drainage systems.