1900s (20th Century) Maps of Farmer Township, Ohio

1. 1914 Map of Bryan, 1942 Print

   

   1914 Bryan

   1942 Print · USGS

   Northwest Ohio at the height of the steam era reveals a landscape of thriving rail towns and dense country school districts. Researchers can trace the original routes of the Wabash RR and Electric R R through Bryan and Hicksville, while locating vanished rural sites like Crazy School and Ziegler.

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4. 1943 Map of Bryan

   

   1943 Bryan

   1943 Print · USGS

   Northwest Ohio during the mid-century is captured here as a landscape of grid-roads, small hamlets, and heavy rail traffic. Genealogists and local historians can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Bethel Ch, Bratton Sch, and the hamlet of Farmer.

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7. 1953 Map of Fort Wayne, 1963 Print

   

   1953 Fort Wayne

   1963 Print · USGS

   Northeast Indiana and its neighboring borderlands in Michigan and Ohio appear here during a peak era of rail and road expansion. Researchers can trace the massive rail networks of the Nickel Plate Road and Wabash or locate lakeside landmarks like Lake Wawasee and Clear Lake.

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10. 1956 Map of Fort Wayne

    

    1956 Fort Wayne

    1956 Print · USGS

    The tri-state borderlands of Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio are captured here in the mid-fifties, centered on the growing industrial hub of Fort Wayne. Researchers can trace the heavy rail lines of the New York Central and Pennsylvania alongside prominent water features like Lake Wawasee and the Maumee River.

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13. 1960 Map of Sherwood, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Sherwood

    1961 Print · USGS

    Defiance and Paulding counties appear here at a mid-century peak of rail and river utility, anchored by the junction at Sherwood. Genealogists and local historians can trace family road names and locate rural landmarks like Glore Cem, The Bend, and St Johns Ch.

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16. 1960 Map of Bryan, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Bryan

    1961 Print · USGS

    The Northwest Ohio landscape of the early sixties comes alive around Bryan and the winding Lick Creek. Genealogists and local historians can trace rural roots through Brown Cem, Washington Sch, and the small settlement of Ney.

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19. 1961 Map of Mark Center, 1962 Print

    

    1961 Mark Center

    1962 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Ohio's rural landscape is documented here in the early sixties as it straddled the Defiance and Paulding county line. Researchers can trace the path of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad past landmarks like the Township High Sch, Six Corners, and several family cemeteries.

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22. 1961 Map of Edgerton, 1962 Print

    

    1961 Edgerton

    1962 Print · USGS

    In the early sixties, the Williams and Defiance County line was a landscape of quiet crossroads and bustling rail stops. Trace family history and rural industry through Edgerton, the trackside hamlet of Mina, and local landmarks like Tamarack Cem.

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25. 1986 Map of Defiance, 1992 Print

    

    1986 Defiance

    1992 Print · USGS

    Northwest Ohio and Eastern Indiana appear in the late eighties as a landscape shaped by significant river confluences and rail corridors. Researchers can trace the layout of local towns and landmarks like Defiance College, Forest Hill Cem, and the path of the Norfolk and Western RR.

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