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2013 Map of Canton West

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Canton West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Canton and its western suburbs appear here in a highly developed residential and academic landscape, punctuated by several large cemeteries and medical institutions. The map shows the suburban evolution of North Canton and neighborhoods like Perry Heights, where street grids give way to the more curvilinear patterns of mid-to-late 20th-century developments such as Orchard Acres and Indianola Estates. Higher education is a prominent theme, with the Kent State Univ Stark Campus and Stark State Coll of Technology occupying significant acreage in the north, while Malone Univ anchors the east near Fawcett Stadium.

Water features like Meyers Lake and Lake Cable serve as focal points for residential communities, illustrating the role of these basins in local urban planning. Genealogists can find numerous burial grounds across the quadrangle, ranging from the large Sunset Hills Burial Park to the Saint Pauls Cem and Forest Hill Cem. The industrial and transport history of the region is traced through the path of the West Branch Nimishillen Creek and the major arterial routes of I-77 and Route 30.