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1960 Map of Galion

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Galion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The railroad junction at Galion serves as the industrial and commercial anchor of this north-central Ohio landscape during the early 1960s and 1970s. Both the Penn Central and Erie-Lackawanna lines converge here, cutting through a grid of rural farmland defined by the Olentangy River and the Whetstone River. The map captures Galion at a peak of municipal development, showing the Childrens Home, a large Hospital, and numerous education facilities like South Sch and Dawsett Sch.

Moving south from the city, the terrain transitions into the townships of Bloomfield and Washington, where small settlements like Iberia and St James remain centered around local landmarks. Researchers will find a high density of family-named plots and community sites, including Zoar Cem, Tuttle Cem, and Emanuel Ch. A unique industrial feature is the Strip Mine located in the southwestern corner near the Marion Co line, contrasting with the recreational development around the Golf Course and Reservoir near Galion.