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1961 Map of West Jefferson

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of West Jefferson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

West Jefferson serves as the primary hub of this Madison County landscape, situated where the Pennsylvania railroad crosses the winding Big Darby Creek. The map documents a predominantly agricultural region within the Virginia Military District, characterized by numerous family-named roads like Taylor Road and Bridenstine Road that weave between farmsteads and rural landmarks. In the northern reaches, the Battelle Memorial Institute occupies a significant tract of land near the Wissalohican Camp, while the south features the Madison Lake State Reserve.

Religious and social life is anchored by local institutions such as Foster Chapel, Alder Chapel, and the Township Sch. Smaller settlements like Lilly Chapel and Gillivan punctuate the landscape, connected by a network of drainage ditches and runs including Glade Run and Wilson Ditch. The presence of Sand and Gravel Pits and a Quarry along the creek banks highlights the local extraction industry during the early 1960s.