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1961 Map of Mallet Creek

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mallet Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The West Branch Rocky River meanders through this portion of the Connecticut Western Reserve, where rural life in the early 1960s was defined by small farming hamlets and a dual railroad infrastructure. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad cuts diagonally across the landscape, intersecting with the Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad near the settlement of Lester. This junction, along with the proximity of Erhart and Mallet Creek, illustrates a period when rail lines still dictated the growth of small Ohio communities before the dominance of interstate travel.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several family and community landmarks, including Greenhoe Cem, Rest Acre Cem, and the York Sch. The southeastern corner of the map captures the transition toward the Medina City Bdy, featuring the County Fairgrounds and early residential expansion along W Smith Road. Local social centers like St Pauls Ch and St Martins Ch remain prominent features in this agricultural landscape.