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1961 Map of London

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of London
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

The county seat of London serves as the primary hub of this central Ohio landscape, where the confluence of the Penn Central rail lines and historic thoroughfares like the National Road dictated the growth of the region. The map reveals a highly organized rural infrastructure, dotted with institutional landmarks such as the London Correctional Institution and the County Childrens Home. These larger facilities, alongside the Madison County Airport, underscore the area's development as a regional administrative and transit center.

Agricultural heritage is evident in the numerous family-named burial grounds and farmstead labels, including the Upper Gwynne Farm Cem and Arbuckle Cem. Natural drainage patterns like Deer Creek and Little Darby Creek carve through the townships of Somerford and Deer Creek, eventually leading to the recreational waters of Madison Lake State Park in the southeast corner. The presence of specialized sites like the St Patricks Sch and various Claypits further details the local social and industrial fabric during the mid-20th century.