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1961 Map of Senecaville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Senecaville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Senecaville Reservoir dominates this 1961 landscape, managed by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District along the Wills Creek system. The area reflects a complex intersection of resource management and industrial history, from the Senecaville National Fish Hatchery at the Senecaville Dam to the extraction sites like Kings Mine and various unnamed Strip Mines. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor serves as the primary transit spine, connecting settlements like Lore City, Blacktop, and Senecaville.

Genealogists will find a detailed distribution of rural life, including the Infirmary in Wills Township and numerous country sanctuaries such as Salem Ch and St Andrews Ch. The map captures a moment when smaller communities like Lashley, Lakeland, and Kennonsburg maintained distinct identities along the county lines of Guernsey and Noble Counties. Topographical details reveal the rugged transition from the Leatherwood Creek valley to the southern ridges of Buffalo township.