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2016 Map of Summithill

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Summithill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Pee Pee Creek and the southern slopes of the Appalachian foothills define this section of southern Ohio, where the borders of Ross and Pike counties meet. The landscape is characterized by a series of prominent peaks and high ridges, including Selby Knob, Gantz Knob, and Potato Ridge, which dictate the winding paths of rural roads like Valley Road and County Highway 165. Small, established communities such as Summithill, Denver, and Peck are dispersed throughout the hills, often centered near these tributary drainages.

Family and local history is deeply etched into the terrain through numerous named cemeteries, suggesting a long-standing settlement pattern. Genealogists can trace sites like Yankee Hill Cemetery in the north to Barnes Number 2 Cemetery near Waverly in the southeast. Notable landmarks such as Asbury Chapel Cemetery and Old German Number 1 Cemetery point to the diverse cultural and religious roots of the early residents who farmed and lived along Left Fork Crooked Creek and Wintergreen Run.