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1967 Map of Townville

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Townville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The winding courses of Muddy Creek and Woodcock Creek define the rural character of this Crawford County landscape in the late 1960s. The village of Townville stands at a prominent junction in the east, while the western portion of the map is dominated by the sprawling conservation lands of the Erie National Wildlife Refuge and State Game Lands No 146. This era shows a community rooted in small agricultural hubs, marked by numerous named crossroads such as Jewel Corners, Clarks Corners, and Basil Corners.

Social life is centered around local institutions like the Randolph-East Mead High Sch and several country churches including Bentley Ch and Union Ch. The map provides a detailed view of the terrain before major modern developments, preserving the locations of family-named cemeteries like Hatch Cem and Radle Cem that are essential for genealogical research. Wooded uplands such as Higby Hill overlook a network of secondary roads, like Three Bridges Road, that connected the scattered farmsteads of Richmond and Steuben townships.