1960 Map of Bloomdale

About this map

Bloomdale and Bairdstown anchor this 1960 survey of southern Wood County, Ohio, showing a landscape defined by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and a dense network of local township roads. The map illustrates a rural economy in transition, where numerous quarries and oil wells dot the fields near Eagleville and Bloom Center. The drainage patterns of the South Branch Portage River, Bull Creek, and Rocky Ford Creek dictate the terrain as it crosses into Hancock County. For genealogists, the map is a vital resource, preserving the locations of rural burial grounds like Chapel Cem, Weaver Cem, and Ark Cem. The presence of many family-named roads, such as Leathers Road and Browneller Road, provides a clear spatial link to the farming families of Bloom and Perry townships during the mid-twentieth century.