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1961 Map of West Salem

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of West Salem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The boundary between the South Boundary Congress Lands and the Connecticut Western Reserve cuts through this rural landscape during the early 1960s. The village of West Salem serves as a local hub along the Erie-Lackawanna railroad, while Burbank and Aukerman sit further east along the Baltimore and Ohio line. The terrain is marked by the winding courses of Killbuck Creek and Muddy Fork, with historical landmarks such as the Indian Mounds near Shade Creek indicating ancient land use.

Genealogists will find numerous family-named burial sites, including the VanCleve Cem, Stanley Cem, and Warners-Congress Cem. The map documents the rural infrastructure of the era, from the Northwestern High Sch to several local churches like Mohican Ch. The transition from agriculture to modern utility is visible through a Water Treatment Reservoir and a natural gas Pump Station, reflecting the evolving mid-century Ohio countryside.