Beers map abbreviations?

HeatherM · May 11, 2020

I cannot find a legend or abbreviation list for the D. G. Beers maps anywhere including on the dang map. Can anyone tell me what S.S and S.H (school house?) stand for?

Noah_D · May 12, 2020

SH is usually schoolhouse. I don't know about SS, but one time I threw out that it could mean steam sawmill. The problem was that it appeared on maps that were made before steam sawmills were in use.

HeatherM · May 13, 2020

A friend told me it could mean survey stone? How boring.

ANTIQUARIAN · May 30, 2020

Could it possibly mean 'Stage Stop', similar to today's 'bus stop'? :icon_scratch:

They look to be a few miles apart.

Dave

HeatherM · May 30, 2020

ANTIQUARIAN said:
Could it possibly mean 'Stage Stop', similar to today's 'bus stop'?
They look to be a few miles apart.

Dave

Hmmmm, never thought about that....

VTColonialDigger · May 30, 2020

Noah D is right about S.H. standing for School House, however I have another theory about what S.S. could mean. I have noticed that on a lot of old maps, especially Beer's maps, if an owner had a lot of property in one area of town, the owner's name would be written once, and then after that just the owner's initials would be written.
Here's an example:

H. Hoadley owned a lot of land in this part of town according to the map. H. Hoadley was put once, and then after that just the initials "H.H."

So maybe "S.S." stands for the owners initials.

I hope this help!

HeatherM · May 30, 2020

VTColonialDigger said:
Noah D is right about S.H. standing for School House, however I have another theory about what S.S. could mean. I have noticed that on a lot of old maps, especially Beer's maps, if an owner had a lot of property in one area of town, the owner's name would be written once, and then after that just the owner's initials would be written.
Here's an example:
View attachment 1837620

H. Hoadley owned a lot of land in this part of town according to the map. H. Hoadley was put once, and then after that just the initials "H.H."

So maybe "S.S." stands for the owners initials.

I hope this help!

Interesting! That is very useful knowledge. I will check the map again and see what the nearby owners names were. I'm just learning how to interpret the old maps and they can be very frustrating!! I feel like I keep getting nowhere and all I want to do is find some new interesting places that haven't been detected to death!

Mackaydon · May 30, 2020

Any chance your map is part of one showing Versailles, Kentucky; and also showing the Clear Creek Baptist Church?
Don.....

HeatherM · May 30, 2020

Mackaydon said:
Any chance your map is part of one showing Versailles, Kentucky; and also showing the Clear Creek Baptist Church?
Don.....

It is… don't be stealing my spots! :laughing9:

Mackaydon · May 30, 2020

You may wish to contact the Woodford County Historical Society and ask them.

[FONT=&quot]Phone: (859) 873-6786[/FONT][FONT=&quot]E-mail: woodfordkyhs@gmail.com[/FONT][FONT=&quot]on Facebook:[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [url]https://www.facebook.com/WoodfordKyHistory[/URL]
They may also be able to refer you to the local historian.
Don.......[/FONT]

VTColonialDigger · May 30, 2020

HeatherM said:
Interesting! That is very useful knowledge. I will check the map again and see what the nearby owners names were. I'm just learning how to interpret the old maps and they can be very frustrating!! I feel like I keep getting nowhere and all I want to do is find some new interesting places that haven't been detected to death!

If your're looking for new sites, another tool that is really helpful for locating new sites is Lidar. It shows elevation of the Landscape. It is done by state, I see your're in Kentucky, I don't know, but they might have it. It is great for locating cellar holes. It takes a learning curve but a tip is that cellar holes show up as small squares. Look in remote/wooded areas and you might find a cellar hole that isn't marked on any maps, these are usually the old ones.

If you do a Google search for "Kentucky Lidar" you can probably find out if they have it or not.

HeatherM · May 30, 2020

Mackaydon said:
You may wish to contact the Woodford County Historical Society and ask them.

[FONT="]Phone: (859) 873-6786[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#2A3027][FONT="]E-mail: woodfordkyhs@gmail.com[/FONT][FONT="]on Facebook:[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#2A3027][FONT="] [url]https://www.facebook.com/WoodfordKyHistory[/URL]
They may also be able to refer you to the local historian.
Don.......[/FONT]

I'm actually headed there next week to buy a few maps so I'll see if they know.

HeatherM · May 30, 2020

VTColonialDigger said:
If your're looking for new sites, another tool that is really helpful for locating new sites is Lidar. It shows elevation of the Landscape. It is done by state, I see your're in Kentucky, I don't know, but they might have it. It is great for locating cellar holes. It takes a learning curve but a tip is that cellar holes show up as small squares. Look in remote/wooded areas and you might find a cellar hole that isn't marked on any maps, these are usually the old ones.

If you do a Google search for "Kentucky Lidar" you can probably find out if they have it or not.

Thank you for the tip. I have been trying to learn to recognize cellar holes/foundations and old roads like on google earth and it has not been easy. Maybe it will be more noticeable on that site. i'll check it out tonight!

Mackaydon · May 30, 2020

After Mr. Sellers died in 1887, his farms were sold at public auction.
This source may give you an idea as to what the "S.S." may mean.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15669214/kentucky-advocate/
Don......

HeatherM · May 30, 2020

Mackaydon said:
After Mr. Sellers died in 1887, his farms were sold at public auction.
This source may give you an idea as to what the "S.S." may mean.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15669214/kentucky-advocate/
Don......

Dang, you're good!!

Noah_D · May 30, 2020

HeatherM said:
Thank you for the tip. I have been trying to learn to recognize cellar holes/foundations and old roads like on google earth and it has not been easy. Maybe it will be more noticeable on that site. i'll check it out tonight!

Here's an availability map of the 1-meter DEMs, the 1-meters are the most useful bc of the resolution. It doesn't look like Ky has much coverage yet though, neither does Ohio :BangHead:

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https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/1-meter-dem-availability-conus-only

Mackaydon · May 30, 2020

On the original map you will notice the residence of S. Seearce directly and immediately to the west of what you posted.
My guess is the "S.S." is the location of other structures (homes?) owned S. Seearce and abbreviated as 'SS'.
Don....

HeatherM · May 30, 2020

Noah_D said:
Here's an availability map of the 1-meter DEMs, the 1-meters are the most useful bc of the resolution. It doesn't look like Ky has much coverage yet though, neither does Ohio .
https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/1-meter-dem-availability-conus-only

Of course not! ughhh

Noah_D · May 31, 2020

Mackaydon said:
On the original map you will notice the residence of S. Seearce directly and immediately to the west of what you posted.
My guess is the "S.S." is the location of other structures (homes?) owned S. Seearce and abbreviated as 'SS'.
Don....

I like the idea but why would SS be on some of the maps I am looking at of NE Ohio?

Noah_D · May 31, 2020

HeatherM said:
Of course not! ughhh

Haha. Same.

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