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1966 Map of Commercial Point

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Commercial Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Scioto River and Big Walnut Creek converge in this mid-1960s landscape, illustrating the transition from rural Ohio farmland to suburban expansion. Along the northern edge, the southern reach of Grove City is visible, featuring the Southwestern Technical School and City Park. The rural character of the terrain is defined by a dense network of family-named roads like Rensch Road and Borror Road, alongside numerous small family and community burial grounds including Seeds Cemetery and Beckett Cemetery.

Industrial and institutional footprints are prominent near the waterways, notably the Columbus Municipal Nursery and a large Sewage Disposal plant near the river. To the west, the sprawling grounds of the Orient State Institute occupy a significant portion of the sheet. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad cuts diagonally across the northwestern corner, passing near the small settlement of Matville, providing a glimpse into the rail-dependent transport patterns of Pickaway and Franklin counties during this era.