2013 Map of Ashley

About this map

Ashley and Cardington serve as the primary hubs in this rural landscape spanning the borders of Marion, Morrow, and Delaware counties. The region is defined by a dense network of country roads and small headwater streams, including Whetstone Creek and W Br Alum Cr, which carve through the agricultural tablelands. This map is particularly valuable for genealogists, as it preserves the exact locations of numerous small burying grounds, such as Mounds Cem, Gavitt Cem, and the Baptist Cem west of US Highway 42 N. The presence of several Methodist Episcopal cemeteries, including the Westfield Methodist Episcopal Cem, indicates the religious centers of these farming communities. The layout of the small crossroads settlement at Shawtown and the family heritage at Shoemaker Farms highlight the early 21st-century rural character of central Ohio before further suburban expansion.