Octa Ohio Sabina Jamestown USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1916 Antique

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Octa Ohio Sabina Jamestown USGS 15-Min Topo Map 1916 Antique

$46

Printed in its year of first publication, 1916, this USGS 15-minute topographic sheet is in very good condition—lightly handled, never folded, and smooth and flat on an attractively age-toned thick stock. It covers roughly 13 by 17 miles of southwestern Ohio about 40 miles from Columbus, taking in Sabina, Jamestown, and Jeffersonville along with smaller communities like Octa and Milledgeville across parts of Clinton, Fayette, Greene, and Madison counties. Engraved in 1916 under geographer R.B. Marshall and drawn from a 1914 field survey, it records this stretch of farming country as it stood more than a century ago, with a flawless map area and a reverse that carries printed reference material.

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SKU: 167 Categories: 15 Minute, Ohio

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MAP DETAILS
TITLE	Octa
STATE	Ohio
LOCATION	Vicinity of Sabina, 40 miles southwest of Columbus
SERIES	15-minute
SURVEYED	1914 Field Survey
GEOGRAPHER	R.B. Marshall
ENGRAVED	1916
EDITION	1916
PRINTED	1916
PRINT NOTES	Thick paper stock, includes woodland tint (green to indicate vegetated areas)
SCALE	1:62500
CONTOUR INTERVAL	20 feet
SHEET DIMENSIONS	16 1/2 x 20 inches
MAP DIMENSIONS	13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches
COVERAGE AREA	13 x 17 miles
SHEET CONDITION For maps of this vintage, effort is made to note all visible flaws, no matter how minor.
OVERALL CONDITION	Very Good
SHEET NOTES	lightly handled, never folded, smooth and flat, attractively age-toned sheet
MAP AREA	flawless map area
COLLARS	no wear or tears, no markings, minor blemishes

MAP COVERAGE Quadrangle extent overlaid on current basemap.

BACKSIDE LEGEND
A map summary is printed on the back side of the Octa sheet similar to the one shown in the picture. It outlines the history, purpose, and status of the USGS mapping program at the time of the printing in 1916. It also provides instructions on how to read contour lines and a description of how they are used to depict the terrain. At the bottom of the page is a legend showing all of the symbols used to represent the cultural, relief, and water features found on the map.
PLACENAMES Depending on map series and survey date, all of the features listed below may not be shown on this map. This list contains features that currently exist or historically existed within the area covered by the map. The list can be used as a reference to determine if this map covers your area of interest. Placenames are listed alphabetically next to each feature type.
CITIES AND TOWNS (CURRENT)	Bowersville, Jamestown, Jeffersonville, Milledgeville, Octa, Sabina, and South Solon
COUNTIES COVERED	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, and Madison
RIVERS AND STREAMS	Anderson Fork, Caesar Creek, Camp Run, East Fork Paint Creek, Grassy Branch, Grassy Run, Grog Run, Love Run, Maple Grove Creek, North Branch Caesar Creek, Paint Creek, Painters Run, Rattlesnake Creek, South Branch Caesar Creek, South Fork Massies Creek, Sugar Creek, West Branch Rattlesnake Creek, and Wilson Creek
Locations: Bell Center, Center, and Cozy Corners. Administrative Boundaries: Township of Jasper, Township of Jefferson, Township of Ross, Township of Silver Creek, Township of Stokes, and Township of Wilson. Mountains, Peaks, and Summits: Dumpling Hill. Drainages: Camp Run, Grassy Branch, Maple Grove Creek, Rhonemus Branch, West Branch Rattlesnake Creek, and Wilson Creek. Churches: Bookwalter Church of Christ in Christian Union, Center United Methodist Church, Church of Christ in Christian Union, Grape Grove Church, Grassy Run Church, International Pentecostal Church, Jamestown Friends Meeting House, Jeffersonville Church, Jeffersonville United Methodist Church, Milledgeville United Methodist Church, Pleasant View Church of Christ, Saint Augustine Catholic Church, and Spring Grove Church. Crossings: Interchange 58, Interchange 65, and Interchange 69. Canals: Missouri Ditch. Airports: Camstra Airport, Creamer Airpark, and Velesky Airport. Schools: Bookwalter School, Greenview High School, Greenview South Elementary School, Jasper Elementary School, Jeffersonville Elementary School, and South Solon School.
SHIPPING AND RETURNS
This map sheet will be carefully rolled in a sturdy tube and shipped via the US Postal Service. If you find that the sheet you receive is not as described in the listing, you may ship it back to us for a refund of the purchase price.

This antique sheet is a 1916 edition of the Octa Ohio USGS topographic map. It is an authentic 110-year-old United States Geological Survey print in very good condition.

HOW THIS MAP CAN BE USED
In addition to making a fascinating conversation piece, this sheet would look great in a frame or on display, make a unique and prized gift for anyone interested in this area, be perfect as a reference for genealogy studies or general historical research, or fill that missing piece in your collection.

FEATURES SHOWN ON THE MAP
The Octa 15-minute map shows cities and towns, roads, railroads, rivers, creeks, elevation contour lines, public land survey lines, county, state, and other administrative boundaries as they existed at the time of the survey in 1914. All known structures (houses, businesses, churches, schools, barns, cabins, etc) are also shown, with exceptions in some urban areas, where only landmark buildings may be shown.

A VALUABLE HISTORICAL RECORD
Maps from the 15-minute series for the continental United States are no longer produced or printed by the USGS and original prints are becoming increasingly difficult to find. They are a valuable historical record for an area, as they contain many placenames and features that have been dropped from more recent maps.