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2013 Map of Ayersville

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The agrarian landscape of northwest Ohio is defined here by the confluence of three counties, where the borders of Defiance, Paulding, and Putnam meet amidst a network of small drainage runs and creeks. The unincorporated settlement of Ayersville serves as a primary local hub, while smaller locales like Arthur, Southerton, and Rice punctuate the grid of country roads. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for its documentation of family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including the Taylor, Myers, Hill, and Ice cemeteries.

Drainage and irrigation patterns are clearly visible through the winding courses of Powell Creek, Preston Run, and Wagner Run, which cut through the square-mile sections of the Public Land Survey System. Large-scale farming operations such as Don Mar Farms and Andrews Farms indicate the continued agricultural focus of the region, while the Blevins Airport provides a rare point of modern transport infrastructure within this largely rural corridor.