Waldron, Michigan, and Alvordton, Ohio, anchor this 2019 survey of the interstate borderlands. The landscape is defined by the headwaters of the E Br Saint Joseph River and the meandering W Fork Mill Cr, which cut through a grid of agricultural section lines and county roads. Smaller settlements like Primrose and Franklin Junction reflect the rural history of the area, while the placement of the Michigan-Ohio state line remains the primary administrative divide across the center of the sheet. Genealogists can locate several family and community burial grounds, including the Waldron Cem in the north and the Mount Salem Cem near the southeastern corner. The transport network is a mix of established state routes like US RTE 20 and local connectors such as Territorial Rd, showing the long-standing infrastructure that links these small farming communities.
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1913 · Alvordton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1914 · Pioneer
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Pioneer
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Alvordton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1953 · Fort Wayne
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Fort Wayne
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Frontier
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1959 · Archbold
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Fayette
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1961 · Pioneer
USGS Topo · 1:24,000