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2011 Map of Union Furnace

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Union Furnace
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Haydenville and Union Furnace anchor this section of the Hocking Valley, where the Hocking River carves a path through the southeastern Ohio landscape. The map reveals a pattern of ridge-top and valley floor settlements connected by a dense network of local roads like Patton Rd and Karnes Rd. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in family and community burial sites, including the Morris Chapel Cemetery, Wolf Cemetery, and the Morse-Lewis Cemetery near Coonville.

The landscape is defined by its drainages and prominent heights, such as Zion Ridge and Asbury Ridge, which separate the waters of Hewett Fork and the East Branch Raccoon Creek. These geographical features influenced the placement of early post offices and hamlets like Starr, Carbondale, and Connett. The inclusion of specific landmarks such as the Union Furnace Post Office provides concrete points of reference for tracing the civic and social history of these Hocking and Athens County communities.