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1960 Map of Atwater

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Atwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Agricultural townships in the Connecticut Western Reserve define this portion of Portage County during the mid-twentieth century. The landscape is characterized by a grid of rural roads and small crossroads settlements, with the Penn Central railroad corridor cutting through the northwest and southeast. Notable hubs of local activity include Rootstown and Randolph, while the dual identity of New Milford (Rootstown Sta) highlights the historical importance of rail transit to these communities.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds across the townships, including Edinburg Cem, Disciple Cem, and Atwater Cem. The topography is shaped by various waterways such as Barrel Run and Bixler Creek, alongside industrial features like a Microwave Tower and several scattered Oil Wells. The transition from 1960 field checks to 1970 photorevisions, shown in purple, documents the expanding transportation network and highway interchanges that began to reshape the traditional farmstead layout.