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1961 Map of Thornville

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Thornville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Buckeye Lake State Park dominates the center of this landscape, its waters dotted with numerous named landforms including Cranberry Marsh, Brundage Island, and Gibson Island. The surrounding shoreline shows a transition from recreational use at Harbor Hills and Edgewater Beach to established residential pockets like Fairfield Beach. Historically, the area is defined by the Refugee Lands Line, a significant surveying boundary cutting through the townships of Licking, Thorn, and Walnut.

To the south, Thornville sits as a regional hub near the junction of the New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. The map records several rural landmarks essential for genealogical research, including Friendship Cem, Jacksonville Cem, and the SS Peter and Paul Seminary. Infrastructure of the early 1960s is evident in the development of the Lakewood High Sch and the alignment of the interstate-style highway cutting through Hebron and Jacksontown.