2023 Map of Berkey

About this map

Richfield Center and the village of Berkey anchor this agricultural region along the border of Ohio and Michigan. The landscape is defined by an extensive network of drainage infrastructure, including Frankfort Ditch, Grace Ditch, and Wiregrass Ditch, which support the productive farmland around Frankfort and Mitchaw. This system feeds into Tenmile Creek, which meanders through the northern section of the territory. For genealogists and local historians, several burial grounds provide important links to the past, such as Wolfinger Cem, Saint Elizabeth Cem, and Ford Cem. The map illustrates the contemporary intersection of rural heritage and suburban expansion, particularly as the western edge of Sylvania begins to reach into these historically agrarian spaces.