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1969 Map of Bellevue

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Bellevue
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Bellevue straddles the intersection of several northern Ohio counties, serving as a critical rail hub for the Norfolk and Western lines. The urban center is densely packed with community institutions including the McKim Sch, Ellis Sch, and a hospital, while the Bellevue Cem defines the southern corporate boundary. Beyond the city limits, the landscape transitions into a grid of agricultural townships like Groton and Lyme, where the Ohio Toll Road Turnpike cuts a modern path across older corridors like Portland Road.

Local history is preserved in the scattered rural landmarks of the late 1960s, from the Providence Ch to family-named burying grounds such as Graves Cem and Parkhurst Cem. The map captures industrial activity at various quarries and a Gravel Pit, alongside the rural hamlets of Strongs Ridge and Parkertown. Waterways like Mills Creek and Harris Creek drain the terrain toward the lake region to the north.