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1961 Map of London

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of London
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

London serves as the focal point of this Madison County landscape, where the confluence of the New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad illustrates the area's mid-century role as a transportation hub. The town's grid is dense with civic landmarks, including the Courthouse, County Hospital, and the County Fairgrounds, while the London Correctional Institution occupies a significant tract to the west. Surrounding the urban center, the landscape transitions into the agricultural townships of Somerford and Union, drained by the meandering Glade Run and Deer Creek.

Genealogists will find notable detail in the scattered rural burial grounds such as Bradley Cem, Arbuckle Cem, and the Upper Gwynne Farm Cem. The map also captures local social infrastructure, from the County Childrens Home to the United Pilgrim Ch in the north. To the southeast, the Madison Lake State Reserve provides a clear view of the region's recreational geography centered on Madison Lake during the early 1960s.