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1961 Map of Wilkesville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Wilkesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The winding waters of Raccoon Creek and its many tributaries, including Pierce Run and Flatlick Run, carve through the rolling landscape of this southeastern Ohio region. Small crossroads settlements like Wilkesville and Salem Center serve as the primary anchors of the community, surrounded by a network of family-named landmarks and rural institutions. The map documents a territory defined by historical land divisions, specifically the Ohio Company Purchase Congress Lands East of the Scioto River, with its boundaries clearly marked against the terrain.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial grounds and country churches, such as Old Salem Cem, Salem Center Ch, and Point Pleasant Cem. The rural economy of the mid-20th century is evident through the scattered Gas Wells and the series of unpaved roads connecting outlying hamlets like Alice, Ewington, and Rowlesville. This area, where Vinton, Meigs, and Gallia counties converge, maintains a quiet, agricultural character along heights like Windy Ridge.