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

1. 1908 Map of Ottawa, 1936 Print

   

   1908 Ottawa

   1936 Print · USGS

   Northwest Ohio's agricultural landscape is seen here in the early twentieth century as a complex network of drainage ditches and competing rail lines. Genealogists can trace family roots in settlements like Glandorf, Miller City, and the rural hub of Ottawa.

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4. 1908 Map of Napoleon, 1942 Print

   

   1908 Napoleon

   1942 Print · USGS

   Northwest Ohio was a hub of steam and water transit at the turn of the century, with the Maumee River anchoring the region. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the paths of five different railroads and the historic Miami and Erie Canal through towns like Napoleon and Malinta.

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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. 1959 Map of Florida, 1961 Print

    

    1959 Florida

    1961 Print · USGS

    Henry County farmland meets the river in the late 1950s as the regional rail network and old canal paths still define the landscape. Genealogists can locate family landmarks such as Bethlehem Ch, Okolona, and the Miami and Erie Canal.

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16. 1960 Map of New Bavaria, 1961 Print

    

    1960 New Bavaria

    1961 Print · USGS

    Northwest Ohio at the start of the sixties reveals a landscape of tight-knit farming communities and family-named roads. Genealogists can trace property proximity through landmarks like St Stephens Cem, Pleasant Bend, and the Sacred Heart Sch.

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19. 1960 Map of Hamler, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Hamler

    1961 Print · USGS

    Northwest Ohio at the start of the 1960s was a landscape defined by its rail junctions and extensive drainage systems. You can trace the intersecting lines of the Baltimore and Ohio through Hamler and locate rural landmarks like St Pauls Cem and Zion Ch.

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22. 1960 Map of Malinta, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Malinta

    1961 Print · USGS

    The fertile landscape of Henry County is captured here in the early sixties as a center of rail commerce and rural life. Genealogists and historians can trace old family footprints near Malinta, Grelton, and country parishes like St Paul Ch and Hope Ch.

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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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