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1967 Map of Shawnee Hills

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Shawnee Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir dominates the eastern edge of this landscape, its waters contained by the O'Shaughnessy Dam. The surrounding terrain reflects a transitional period for Union and Delaware Counties, where traditional farmsteads along roads like Hinton Road and Brown Road meet the growing residential footprint of Shawnee Hills. Settlement patterns are anchored by several small communities, including New California at the junction of Route 42, Jerome, and Watkins.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family and community burial grounds, such as Bouic Cem, Oller Cem, and the Watkins Cem. The transportation network reveals the influence of the Penn Central railroad passing through Arnold in the southwest, while local education and faith are represented by the Ryan Sch and Scioto Valley Ch. Industrial use is noted by a Quarry near Rathbone, indicating local extraction alongside the residential growth of the late 1960s.