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1907 Map of Andover

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Andover
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

Agricultural life in eastern Ashtabula County and the Pennsylvania borderlands is captured in this survey, conducted at a time when local commerce moved by rail and turnpike. The landscape is dominated by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR, including its Low Grade Cutoff, which connected small shipping points like Dorset and Leon. Settlement patterns are well-defined by a network of rural post offices and community centers, including Williamsfield P.O., Cherry Valley, and Richmond Center.

Remote church sites such as South Denmark Church and Steamburg Church mark the spiritual centers for widely dispersed farmsteads. To the east, the Ohio Pennsylvania Boundary Line cuts through the river valleys of the Shenango River and Pymatuning Creek. The presence of the Old Turnpike Road reflects the area's older transportation roots, predating the more efficient rail lines that eventually spurred the growth of towns like Andover.