Loading map...

1960 Map of Orwell

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Orwell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Penn Central tracks bisect this portion of Ashtabula County, anchoring a corridor of rail-dependent settlements like Rome Station and New Lyme Station. This landscape in the early 1960s reflects a deeply established agricultural and residential pattern, where crossroads communities such as Rome Center and South New Lyme serve as local hubs. The map reveals the civic infrastructure of the era, including the Deeming Sch and several family-named burial grounds like Crosby Cem and the North Colebrook Cem.

Natural drainage is defined by the winding course of Rock Creek and Shanty Creek, which flow through a mix of woodlots and cleared fields. Notable for local historians is the inclusion of the State Public Hunting Area and a small Landing Strip near Orwell. The document also captures the transition of the local rail line during the Penn Central era, providing a precise record of the regional transport network before later 20th-century consolidations changed the rural character.