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

1. 1906 Map of Columbus Grove, 1956 Print

   

   1906 Columbus Grove

   1956 Print · USGS

   In the early twentieth century, Putnam and Allen Counties were centers of Ohio's rail and pike expansion. Researchers can trace historic transportation lines like the Ohio Electric Railway and locate long-standing community landmarks such as Leatherwood Church, Kalida, and Slabtown.

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4. 1908 Map of Columbus Grove, 1932 Print

   

   1908 Columbus Grove

   1932 Print · USGS

   Northwestern Ohio at the start of the century reveals a landscape undergoing a rapid rail-driven expansion. Researchers can trace the path of the Lima and Pittsburg Electric RR and locate rural landmarks like the Leatherwood Church or the County Infirmary.

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7. 1953 Map of Muncie, 1966 Print

   

   1953 Muncie

   1966 Print · USGS

   Indiana and Ohio borderlands thrive in the early fifties, showing a landscape defined by manufacturing cities and an intensive railroad network. Genealogists can trace family roots across the Indiana-Ohio line through Muncie, Celina, and Portland via the Pennsylvania railroad.

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10. 1956 Map of Muncie

    

    1956 Muncie

    1956 Print · USGS

    Eastern Indiana and western Ohio are shown at a peak of rail-driven industry in the mid-fifties. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the paths of the Pennsylvania RR through Muncie or locate landmarks like Lake Saint Marys (Grand Lake Reservoir) and Frances Slocum State Forest.

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13. 1960 Map of Columbus Grove, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Columbus Grove

    1961 Print · USGS

    Columbus Grove in the early sixties sits at a busy tri-rail junction where the landscape is still marked by the Old Indian Treaty Boundary. Genealogists can trace family lands along Trumbo Road and locate several burial sites like Bogart Cem and Truro Cem.

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16. 1960 Map of Cairo, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Cairo

    1961 Print · USGS

    Allen County farmland meets the industrial expansion of Lima during the early sixties, showing a landscape defined by heavy rail and institutional grounds. Genealogists can trace family sites like Altstaetter Cem, the crossroads at Cairo, and the Lima State Hospital.

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19. 1960 Map of Kalida, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Kalida

    1961 Print · USGS

    Putnam County's agricultural heartland is captured here at the start of the 1960s, centered on the confluence of the Ottawa River and Plum Creek. Genealogists can trace family footprints across several rural burial grounds like Hughes Cem and Reynolds Cem or along the southern Akron Canton and Youngstown rail line.

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22. 1960 Map of Elida, 1961 Print

    

    1960 Elida

    1961 Print · USGS

    Allen County at the dawn of the 1960s shows a landscape of river-valley villages and productive farmland on the edge of a growing industrial center. Genealogists and researchers can map the specific locations of Christian Mennonite Sch, Greenlawn Cem, and Gomer.

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25. 1986 Map of Lima

    

    1986 Lima

    1986 Print · USGS

    West Ohio and East Indiana are captured here in the mid-1980s, showcasing a landscape of productive farmland and industrial transit hubs. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of Lima and Van Wert or locate landmarks like Woodland Chapel and the Lima Ordnance Modification Center.

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