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1961 Map of Washington Court House

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Washington Court House
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Washington Court House serves as the focal point of this Fayette County landscape, where a dense network of streets like W Main St and Paint St meets the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The surrounding agricultural plains are defined by the winding course of Paint Creek and the smaller tributaries of East Fork Paint Creek and Sugar Creek. Outside the primary settlement, smaller communities such as Bloomingburg and Jonesboro anchor the rural sections, connected by straight-line roads like Lewis Road and Washington Road.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local institutions, from Sugar Creek Ch and Mt Olive Ch to several marked cemeteries and schools like Cherry Hill Sch. The area reflects a mid-century period of local expansion, noted in purple revisions that show the growth of the corporate boundary around the Fairgrounds and the Fayette County Airport. The presence of the County Childrens Home and the Historical Society further indicates the established civic character of this central Ohio county seat.