1962 Map of Greenfield

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Greenfield serves as a major hub for Hancock County transportation in the early 1960s, defined by the intersection of the National Road and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The city grid shows a concentration of civic life around the Courthouse, City Hall, and Memorial Hospital, while smaller rail-aligned settlements like Mohawk and Maxwell punctuate the northern agricultural landscape. The township boundaries of Vernon, Center, Green, and Brandywine organize a countryside dominated by a dense network of drainage canals, including Potts Ditch and Fuller Ditch, which redirect water into Sugar Creek and Brandywine Creek. Numerous family-named burial grounds like Wiles Cem, Alford Cem, and Reeves Cem are scattered throughout these townships, offering significant details for genealogists tracing early residents. Industrial activity is visible in the clusters of Gravel Pits north of town and the presence of massive Storage Bins near the railroad lines.