Old Maps of Hale Township, Ohio for Metal Detecting

1. 1915 Map of Kenton, 1942 Print

   

   1915 Kenton

   1942 Print · USGS

   Hardin County at the dawn of the motorized age shows a landscape deeply connected by competing rail lines and rural school districts. Genealogists and historians can trace family roots at dozens of named schoolhouses like Henpeck and Brush College, or locate vanished stops along the Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad.

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4. 1915 Map of La Rue, 1944 Print

   

   1915 La Rue

   1944 Print · USGS

   Railroad hubs and rural school districts define the landscape of Marion and Wyandot Counties in the years before the Great War. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local landmarks like York Street School, the village of La Rue, and the Scioto Military Land.

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7. 1944 Map of Kenton

   

   1944 Kenton

   1944 Print · USGS

   Hardin County was a thriving agricultural and railroad hub in the 1940s, centered on the busy junction at Kenton. Researchers can locate dozens of country schools like Brush College and trace the legacy of the Virginia Military Land near Silver Creek.

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10. 1950 Map of Marion

    

    1950 Marion

    1950 Print · USGS

    Central Ohio was a powerhouse of rail and river industry at the mid-century point, serving as a vital corridor between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River valley. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the paths of the Erie RR and Nickel Plate Road through towns like Bucyrus, Galion, and Upper Sandusky.

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13. 1961 Map of Mt Victory, 1962 Print

    

    1961 Mt Victory

    1962 Print · USGS

    Northern Ohio agriculture and rail life converge in the early sixties near the Hardin and Logan county line. Genealogists can trace family names and local landmarks like Ridgeway Cem, the Amish Sch, and the New York Central rail line.

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16. 1961 Map of La Rue, 1962 Print

    

    1961 La Rue

    1962 Print · USGS

    In the early 1960s, this pocket of Marion and Hardin counties was a crossroads of the Erie-Lackawanna and New York Central railroads. Genealogists can locate numerous family burial grounds including Bonner Cem and Virden Cem, or trace the path of the Scioto River through La Rue.

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19. 1962 Map of Marion

    

    1962 Marion

    1962 Print · USGS

    Central Ohio during the post-war era showcases a dense network of railroad towns and emerging interstate highways. Genealogists can trace family roots in smaller settlements like Houcktown and Marseilles or locate landmarks near Indian Lake.

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22. 1966 Map of Marion, 1968 Print

    

    1966 Marion

    1968 Print · USGS

    Central Ohio in the mid-sixties is captured during a period of rapid highway expansion and industrial connectivity. Genealogists and historians can trace rail-and-river networks through towns like Marion, Urbana, and Mount Vernon, or locate landmarks such as Malabar Farm and Black Hand Rock.

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25. 1986 Map of Marion

    

    1986 Marion

    1986 Print · USGS

    Northwest Ohio's agricultural and rail heartland is captured here in the mid-1980s, centered on the expansion of Marion and Kenton. Genealogists can trace family footprints near Bluffton College, old rail stops like Dola, and landmarks such as Indian Lake State Park.

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28. 2023 Map of La Rue, 2023 Print

    

    2023 La Rue

    2023 Print · USGS

    The rural landscape of northwest Ohio is documented here in its contemporary state, centered on the Scioto River valley. Researchers can locate numerous family burial sites such as Fisher Cem and Vesey Cem near the villages of La Rue and Hepburn.

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31. 2023 Map of Mount Victory, 2023 Print

    

    2023 Mount Victory

    2023 Print · USGS

    Hardin and Logan counties are documented here in the early twenty-first century, showing a landscape of small agricultural settlements and rural cemetery sites. Researchers can locate specific family burial grounds like Wolf Creek Cem and trace the paths of Panther Creek through Ridgeway.

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