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1960 Map of Norwalk

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Norwalk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Norwalk serves as the focal point of this 1960 survey, situated within the historic Connecticut Western Reserve of north-central Ohio. The city's northern core is characterized by its organized street grid, including Central Ave and Benedict Ave, and the critical transit corridor of the New York Central & St Louis RR. To the east, a series of water management features including the Lower Reservoir, Memorial Reservoir, and Upper Reservoir follow the course of Norwalk Creek, illustrating the town's mid-century infrastructure.

Southward, the landscape shifts to the rural townships of Bronson and Hartland, where small crossroads like Olena and Townhall anchor agricultural communities. The map documents numerous local institutions essential for genealogical research, such as Woodlawn Cem, St Marys Sch, and the Bronson-Norwalk Sch. This period shows the region balanced between its railroad industrial heritage and a burgeoning local aviation presence at the Landing Field near the center of the quadrangle.