1968 Map of Fairfield

About this map

Blitchton and the surrounding Marion County countryside are documented here as they appeared in the late 1960s, a landscape defined by small rural communities and limestone extraction. Several active Quarry sites are visible, highlighting the local industry alongside a network of agricultural land marked by fence and field lines. Religious life is centered at numerous country houses of worship, including St Hawthornes Ch, New Chapel Ch, and Pleasant View Ch. In the northern portion of the quadrangle, Fairfield serves as a primary settlement, while the Blitchton Lookout Tower stands as a prominent landmark in the south. The presence of the Old Grade Railroad traces an older transportation corridor through the rolling terrain, which is dotted with water bodies like Rayner Pond and Peter Gibson Pond.