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1964 Map of Bowling Green

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Bowling Green
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Bowling Green and the surrounding Holmes County countryside are defined by a complex network of small watercourses and family-named sites in the mid-1960s. The landscape is bisected by the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, which zigzags across the terrain, following the winding path of Black Creek and other local drainage. This survey reflects a deeply rooted rural community, marked by a high density of small churches and family burial grounds that served the dispersed population.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific landmarks, from Bethesda Chapel in the south to Poplar Springs in the north. The map documents the spatial relationship between historic congregations like First Pilgrim Rest Ch and numerous smaller cemeteries such as Thurman Cem, Rogers Cem, and Magee Cem. The terrain is characterized by the headwaters of Little Fannegusha Creek and the seasonally dry beds of Dry Creek, illustrating the drainage patterns that shaped local settlement and land use.