1961 Map of Blooming Grove

About this map

Blooming Grove sits at the center of this 1961 survey, an area where the agricultural plateaus of North Bloomfield and Troy townships meet the rising wooded slopes of Chestnut Ridge. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of several major drainage systems, including the Olentangy River and Whetstone Creek, which transition into the expansive Clear Fork Reservoir in the northeast. This 1974 revision captures a significant era of modern recreation and infrastructure, specifically the emergence of the Mid-Ohio Race Course and the placement of a major pipeline corridor crossing the terrain near Steam Corners. For those tracing local families, numerous small burial grounds such as Ross Cem, Haldeman Cem, and Shauck Cem are meticulously preserved alongside the former Erie Lackawanna rail line and original school sites like Wolf School.