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1960 Map of Shiloh

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Shiloh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The village of Shiloh anchors this mid-century survey of the northern reaches of Richland County, where the agricultural landscape meets the upper tributaries of the Ohio River system. Bisecting the terrain is the Penn Central railroad, which historically served the small trading hubs of Planktown and Ganges. The map details a transition in topography near the southern edge where the Black Fork Mohican River flows toward the inundation zone of Charles Mill Lake.

Genealogists can trace local history through family-named rural infrastructure and small country congregations like Old Salem Ch and White Hall Ch. The cartography preserves the location of historic resting places, including Mount Hope Cem and Hazel Brush Cem, alongside early industrial traces like various Gravel Pits. The map also captures the grid of the Connecticut Western Reserve Base Line Road South, marking a significant early American surveying boundary.