1961 Map of Oxford

About this map

Oxford serves as the academic and cultural anchor of this Butler County landscape, dominated by the campuses of Miami University and Western College. The town’s 1960s footprint is highly detailed, showing the university athletic fields and a local waterworks. Beyond the college town, the terrain transitions into a patchwork of rural townships like Israel and Somers, where older settlements like Morning Sun and Somerville mark the intersections of the regional road network. To the west, the creation of Acton Lake within Hueston Woods State Park provides a sharp contrast to the agricultural valleys of Four Mile Creek. Geologic and industrial features are scattered throughout, including the Devils Backbone ridge and several Gravel Pits along the Penn Central rail line, which follows the winding path of Sevenmile Creek toward the village of Camden.