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1966 Map of Chardon

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Chardon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The village of Chardon serves as the focal point of this Geauga County landscape, situated where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad meets a network of country roads like Hosford Road and Thwing Road. This mid-century survey captures a period of local expansion, noted in purple revisions that show new residential development surrounding the historic core. The map reveals a diverse rural economy, ranging from the Hambden Orchard Wildlife Area to numerous active Gravel Pits and a Quarry near the village limits.

Water features define the southern and western reaches, including the split basins of West Bass Lake and East Bass Lake, and the marshy margins of the Aquilla Lake Wildlife Area along the East Branch Cuyahoga River. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local institutions, from the Sisters of Notre Dame Educational Center and St Marys Sch to several rural burial grounds such as Pitkin Cem and Claridon Cem. The presence of the Old Chagrin Falls and Northern Railroad Grade offers a tangible link to earlier transportation corridors that once crossed Munson township.