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1966 Map of Canal Winchester

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Canal Winchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The village of Canal Winchester and the town of Lithopolis anchor this landscape during a period of transition in central Ohio. The infrastructure of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad runs parallel to the historic route of the Ohio Canal, showing how rail eclipsed water for transport along Walnut Creek. Cultural landmarks such as The Wagnalls Memorial in Lithopolis stand out alongside community institutions like the Township School and Salem Church.

The map reveals a network of family-named roads and burial grounds, including Union Grove Cemetery and Arlington Burial Park, which offer significant data for genealogical research. To the south, the terrain rises toward Chestnut Ridge and Slate Run Park, where the transition from the flat agricultural plains of Madison township to the more varied topography of Bloom township is clearly defined. Small settlements like Marcy and Waterloo dot the intersections of routes such as Winchester Pike and London Lancaster Road.