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1967 Map of Runnemede

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Runnemede
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The suburban development of southern New Jersey is captured here as communities like Runnemede and Bellmawr expanded alongside major transportation corridors. The North-South Freeway and New Jersey Turnpike intersect in the north, fundamentally altering the landscape around the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Despite this modernization, older settlement patterns remain visible in places like Good Intent and Clements Bridge, while the South Branch Big Timber Creek continues to define the natural boundary between Camden and Gloucester counties.

Institutional growth is a primary feature of this era, evidenced by the large Lakeland complex which includes the County Hospital, Lakeland General Hospital, and County Jail. The map also meticulously details the network of parish schools and cemeteries that served these growing neighborhoods, such as St Teresas Sch and the expansive New St Marys Cemetery. From the Gravel Pits in North to the suburban street grids of Blackwood and Somerdale, the sheet provides a clear look at the region's mid-century transition.