1961 Map of Wilkesville

About this map

Wilkesville sits at the heart of this landscape, where the irregular boundaries of the Ohio Company Purchase met early township lines. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Raccoon Creek and the southern reaches of the Wayne National Forest. By the early 1960s, the rural economy was characterized by scattered gas wells and small settlements like Salem Center and Ewington. The map preserves a dense record of family history through numerous burial grounds, including the Mt Olive Cem, Standish Cem, and Nelson Cem. Transportation is anchored by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad corridor near Alice, while the 1975 revisions highlight the transition of local roads and land use as the region's agricultural and resource extraction patterns evolved.