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1961 Map of Williamsport

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Williamsport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Williamsport serves as a primary hub in this early 1960s landscape, situated where the Pennsylvania railroad line intersects the agricultural heart of Pickaway and Ross counties. The geography is defined by the broad drainage basin of Deer Creek and the Scioto River, with the historic Erie Canal corridor tracing the eastern edge of the Pickaway Plains. This survey reflects an era when family-held farmsteads still dominated the land, evidenced by the numerous small family burial grounds such as Peck Farm Cem, Hulse Farm Cem, and Dungan Farm Cem.

A dense network of rural infrastructure connects smaller settlements like Kinderhook and Yellowbud, linked by established routes such as Chillicothe Road and Westfall Road. The presence of several gravel pits near the river and canal routes suggests a local industry rooted in the area's alluvial deposits. The map also records the institutional centers of these communities, including the Mt Pleasant Ch and various local cemeteries like Chipman Cem and Alkire Cem, providing a detailed look at the social and economic fabric of mid-century central Ohio.