1986 Map of Mansfield

About this map

Mansfield and Ashland anchor this mid-1980s look at north-central Ohio, showing a landscape defined by industrial corridors and recreational reservoirs. The map captures the significant footprint of the Mansfield Reformatory and the academic campuses of Ohio State University and Ashland College. The regional topography is dominated by the headwaters of several Mohican River branches, including the Black Fork Mohican River and Clear Fork Mohican River, which feed into major water bodies like Charles Mill Lake and Pleasant Hill Lake. These reservoirs, managed by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, sit alongside preserved spaces such as Mohican State Forest and Park and Malabar Farm State Park. Transportation remains vital to the area's character, with the crossing of U.S. Highway 30 and U.S. Highway 42 and the active rail lines of Conrail and the Norfolk and Western Railway supporting the manufacturing centers of Galion, Bucyrus, and Crestline.