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1962 Map of Bloomfield

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Bloomfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The boundary between Muskingum and Guernsey counties defines this landscape of deeply dissected ridges and creek valleys during the early 1960s. Education and local civic life center on the southwestern corner near New Concord, where the grounds of Muskingum College and the John H Glenn High Sch are established landmarks. To the north, the terrain rises toward the Twin Sister Knobs and the Bloomfield Lookout Tower, overlooking a network of narrow runs such as Indian Camp Run and Sarchett Run.

Resource extraction and transportation infrastructure are evident throughout the quadrangle, from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor following Crooked Creek to the strip mines dotting the hillsides near Peters Creek. Rural life is anchored by family-named cemeteries and small community centers like Lebanon Ch, Indian Camp, and the Townhall in Adams township. The northern edge is dominated by the reach of the Wills Creek Reservoir, illustrating the mid-century water management projects that altered the local topography.