1952 Map of West Farmington

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors the southern portion of this landscape, passing directly through the village of West Farmington. This 1952 topographic survey, with later revisions, documents a segment of the Connecticut Western Reserve characterized by a transition from the agricultural plateaus of Mesopotamia and Bloomfield to the meandering drainage basins of the Grand River. Local history is preserved in the location of several rural cemeteries, including Hillside Cem and Fairview Cem, which served the scattered farming communities and small crossroads settlements like Coffee Corners and Center Creek Corners. The intricate network of small waterways, such as Swine Creek, Coffee Creek, and Andrews Creek, illustrates the natural drainage patterns that shaped early road placements, including the long, straight stretches of Girdle Road and Ashtabula Road.