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2013 Map of Arcanum

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Arcanum
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Arcanum serves as the primary hub in this agricultural landscape of Darke and Preble counties, where the grid of rural roads connects several small, long-standing settlements. The map highlights a series of hamlets along historical transit corridors, including Ithaca, Castine, Gordon, and West Manchester. The distribution of burial grounds like Beech Grove Cem and the Ithaca Lutheran Cem provides a clear view of early community centers and parish boundaries.

Farming remains the dominant character of the region, evidenced by named homesteads such as Brumbaugh Fruit Farm and Walnut Hill Farm. The terrain is defined by the drainage patterns of Millers Fork and Painter Cr, which break the otherwise regular township lines. Significant for local history is the presence of Heins Field Airport and various religious landmarks like the Dry Fork Baptist Cem, which ground the 21st-century landscape in its deep-rooted rural heritage.