1960 Map of Bristolville

About this map

The eastern expanse of the Mosquito Creek Reservoir dominates this landscape within the Connecticut Western Reserve, a historic tract of northeastern Ohio. Settlement patterns in the early 1960s follow a regular grid of township roads, with long-established communities like North Bloomfield and Bristolville serving as local anchors. The map reveals a transition in land use, where agricultural fields and small woodlots meet the expansive Game Refuge Area along the reservoir's western shore. Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds, including the Old Bristol Cem, Sager Memorial Cemetery, and Deacon Creek Cem, often located at remote crossroads. Industrial and transport history is represented by the Penn Central rail line cutting north-south through the center of Bloomfield and Bristol townships, connecting smaller hamlets like Lockwood and Spokane.