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1961 Map of Summerfield

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

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Summerfield and the surrounding hill country of Noble and Monroe Counties were heavily defined by small-scale energy extraction and agriculture in the early 1960s. The landscape is dotted with numerous gas wells and specialized industrial infrastructure, including the Berne Compressor Station Substation and a Radio Tower near the community of De Voa. Transport and utility corridors like the Pipeline cut across the high ridges, including Barnes Ridge and Lexington Ridge, while the northwestern corner of the sheet is dominated by the Senecaville Reservoir, managed by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District.

Genealogists and local researchers will find a high density of rural cemeteries and places of worship, such as Seneca Valley Ch, Bracken Ch, and Hannahs Cem. Smaller settlements like Whigville, Steamtown, and Swazey are clearly marked, alongside the Strip Mine and Quarry sites that once fueled the local economy. The mapping also delineates the East Lands Boundary Congress Lands Old Seven Ranges, a significant historical surveying line.