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1960 Map of Hartville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Hartville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The boundary between Portage Co and Stark Co cuts across the northern landscape of this 1960 survey, revised in 1971 to show growing urban extensions in purple. Central to the area is Hartville, a community established at the intersection of local commerce and the Norfolk and Western rail line. The map highlights a transition from the agricultural heartland of Lake and Marlboro townships to the expanding outskirts of Cairo and Middlebranch.

Water management and local hydrology are prominent features, from the recreational waters of Congress Lake and Lake O'Pines to the extensive network of drainage ditches like Swartz Ditch. Genealogists will find a dense concentration of family and community landmarks, including the Mishler Cem, Walnut Grove Sch, and Maple Grove Ch. The presence of numerous oil wells, many tucked along field lines, indicates the region's active mineral extraction history during the mid-20th century.