Tuscarawas County in eastern Ohio is organized around a long river valley where New Philadelphia and Dover sit close together, with Strasburg and Bolivar to the north, Newcomerstown to the southwest, and Uhrichsville and Dennison to the southeast. I-77 follows much of the central low corridor, while U.S. 250 and several state routes connect towns that occupy narrower valleys between wooded ridges. This page separates road and settlement geography, city distribution, water features, and elevation, and high-resolution JPG originals of all four supplied maps are available in the download ZIP.
New Philadelphia and Dover are the most useful starting points because they occupy the broadest central lowland. Strasburg lies north along the same corridor, Sugarcreek sits west among more tightly folded hills, Uhrichsville occupies a southeastern valley, and Newcomerstown marks the southwestern end. The water and elevation maps make the county’s structure especially clear: the Tuscarawas River follows a wide green lowland, while closely spaced ridges rise on both sides.
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New Philadelphia and Dover share the county’s broadest central corridor
The general county map places New Philadelphia and Dover close together just north of the center. I-77 runs through the same corridor from Strasburg toward Newcomerstown, while U.S. 250 approaches Strasburg from the northwest. State Route 39 connects the Sugarcreek side with the New Philadelphia area, and Route 800 runs north-south east of the river, providing an important reference through the central hill country.
Dover lies immediately northwest of New Philadelphia, and Strasburg extends the developed valley northward. Bolivar occupies a narrow northern extension near the county line, with Zoar southeast of it. The Tuscarawas River and I-77 follow roughly the same north-south path through this part of the county, so roads, towns, and the river can be matched easily across the different map views.
Sugarcreek sits west of the central river corridor near Route 39, where roads bend more often through the hill country. Southeast of New Philadelphia, Midvale leads toward Uhrichsville and Dennison. Routes 36 and 416 provide useful references near Gnadenhutten and the southeastern towns, while Route 212 follows a narrower valley near the eastern edge.
Newcomerstown is the strongest southwestern reference. It lies near the I-77 and Route 36 corridor on another broad section of the Tuscarawas River lowland. From Strasburg through Dover and New Philadelphia to Newcomerstown, the road map already suggests a continuous valley route, and the elevation map later confirms how much lower this corridor is than the ridges around it. County offices are concentrated in New Philadelphia, reinforcing its central role.
Six highlighted communities show how settlement follows the valleys
The city-distribution view highlights New Philadelphia, Dover, Uhrichsville, Newcomerstown, Strasburg, and Sugarcreek. New Philadelphia and Dover form the central pair, Strasburg lies north, Sugarcreek west, Uhrichsville southeast, and Newcomerstown southwest. The simplified map makes the county’s main settlement pattern clearer than the road map because it removes most secondary labels and exposes the spacing between the towns.
The CITY INDEX includes values beside the six names, but those figures belong to the supplied map and are not reused here as current official population estimates. Census reference years and municipal boundaries can change. The more durable geographic information is the arrangement: New Philadelphia and Dover share the center, Strasburg extends north, Sugarcreek represents the west, Uhrichsville the southeast, and Newcomerstown the southwest.
Returning to the road map explains why several of these towns sit where they do. New Philadelphia, Dover, Strasburg, and Newcomerstown all occupy broad sections of the Tuscarawas River corridor and are closely associated with I-77. Sugarcreek and Uhrichsville lie away from that main lowland in narrower tributary valleys where the surrounding ridge pattern is much stronger.
The Tuscarawas River forms a long low spine through the county
The Tuscarawas River is the dominant feature on the water map. It enters the county near the Bolivar–Zoar side, continues through the Dover and New Philadelphia area, and bends toward Newcomerstown in the southwest. Its valley is noticeably broader than most tributary corridors, which helps explain why the largest towns and the main north-south highway occupy the same part of the county.
Zoar Lake occupies the northern Tuscarawas corridor, while Beach City Reservoir sits farther northwest in a separate drainage. Sugar Creek and South Fork Sugar Creek cut through the western and northwestern hills, and Conotton Creek crosses the northeastern side. These tributaries are much narrower than the main river valley and appear as thin low channels between steep ridges.
Farther south, Beaverdam Creek, Oldtown Creek, Stone Creek, Crooked Creek, and Stillwater Creek approach the central lowlands from different directions. Bushy Fork and smaller streams divide the southwestern hills into short ridges and narrow valleys. The shaded relief beneath the water layer makes those tributary cuts easy to recognize even where no large lake is present.
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District’s Tuscarawas River Water Trail guide identifies river access and portage points around Zoar, Dover Dam, Dover, and New Philadelphia. That official guide gives useful local context to the long central corridor visible on the maps. The supplied water layer itself is a geographic reference, not a flood-hazard map, legal shoreline record, current depth or flow chart, or navigation product.
Elevation from about 238 to 417 meters wraps high ridges around the river lowland
The elevation legend reports an actual county range of about 238 to 417 meters, with a mean near 310 meters. The darkest green terrain follows the Tuscarawas River from the northern county through Dover and New Philadelphia and then toward Newcomerstown. On both sides of that lowland, yellow, orange, and brown ridges rise quickly, giving Tuscarawas County one of the more strongly dissected appearances among the surrounding Ohio counties.
In the north, Zoar Lake and the river occupy a low green corridor with high ground immediately to the west and east. The Strasburg-to-Sugarcreek side contains broad brown ridges broken by small streams. Around New Philadelphia and Dover, the green valley becomes wider, creating a larger continuous lowland than most of the tributary valleys in the county.
The river lowland continues southwest toward Newcomerstown, but the surrounding terrain rises sharply again. Around Uhrichsville and Dennison, Stillwater Creek and Crooked Creek carve lower passages through the southeastern ridges. The southern and southwestern interior is also densely cut by short valleys, so the county is better understood as a broad central river corridor surrounded by repeated ridge-and-creek terrain than as a simple east-west slope.
Brown colors indicate the high end of Tuscarawas County’s locally scaled legend, not mountain elevations comparable with major mountain ranges. The elevation map is useful for county-scale terrain comparison but not site engineering. Exact parcel elevations, road grades, drainage design, and construction measurements should come from original USGS elevation data or a professional survey.
Follow the river corridor from New Philadelphia to Newcomerstown
Keeping New Philadelphia fixed while switching map views is the fastest way to connect the county’s geography. The general map shows I-77 and Routes 39 and 800, the city map places Dover, Strasburg, Uhrichsville, and Newcomerstown around the center, the water map follows the Tuscarawas River through the same corridor, and the elevation map identifies that path as the broadest low terrain in the county.
Dover and Strasburg are useful references for the northern river valley. I-77 and the Tuscarawas River follow similar directions through this area, while Zoar and Bolivar continue the corridor toward the county line. Ohio History Connection’s Schoenbrunn Village site near New Philadelphia also reflects the long settlement history of the Tuscarawas River region, adding historical context to a valley that remains the county’s strongest geographic feature.
Uhrichsville and Sugarcreek provide better comparisons away from the main river. Around Uhrichsville, Stillwater Creek and other tributaries cut through southeastern ridges. Around Sugarcreek, Sugar Creek and South Fork Sugar Creek divide the western hills. Both areas show much more tightly packed ridge-and-valley terrain than the New Philadelphia–Dover lowland.
Choose the Tuscarawas County map that fits the task
Use the general county map when you need New Philadelphia, Dover, Strasburg, Uhrichsville, Newcomerstown, I-77, U.S. 250, and major state routes together. The city-distribution map is cleaner when the goal is comparing the six highlighted communities. Choose the water map for the Tuscarawas River, Zoar Lake, Beach City Reservoir, Sugar Creek, Conotton Creek, and Stillwater Creek.
The elevation map is the clearest choice for comparing the broad river lowland with the ridges that surround it. The WebP previews on the page are convenient for quick viewing, while the high-resolution JPG originals in the ZIP below are better for printing and zooming into small labels. These maps are regional reference products and should not replace legal parcel records, live navigation, flood determinations, or survey-grade elevation data.
Frequently Asked Questions
How close are New Philadelphia and Dover on the map?
They form a closely spaced central pair in the Tuscarawas River lowland. The general map shows I-77 and local roads connecting the two developed areas, while the city-distribution view makes their short separation clear compared with the other highlighted communities.
Which direction does the Tuscarawas River run through the county?
On the supplied water map, the river enters near the Bolivar–Zoar side, continues through the Dover–New Philadelphia corridor, and bends toward Newcomerstown in the southwest. The elevation map shows the same route as a long green lowland.
Can the 238–417 meter elevation range be used for surveying?
No. The elevation map is intended for county-scale comparison of the river lowland and surrounding ridges. Exact parcel heights, road grades, drainage design, and construction measurements should come from original USGS data or a professional survey.
Map File Information
The download ZIP contains high-resolution JPG originals of the Tuscarawas County general map, city distribution map, water map, and elevation map.
- File Type: JPG
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Sources and references
- Official Tuscarawas County, Ohio website – county government and local information centered in New Philadelphia
- Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District · Tuscarawas River Water Trail – river access and corridor information for Zoar, Dover, and New Philadelphia
- Ohio History Connection · Schoenbrunn Village – historical context for the Tuscarawas River area near New Philadelphia
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line Shapefiles – county boundaries and geographic reference data
- USGS National Hydrography – rivers, streams, lakes, and hydrography reference data
- USGS 3D Elevation Program – elevation and terrain reference data
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