1961 Map of Botkins

About this map

Loramie Creek and Pusheta Cr define this agricultural landscape where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors the village of Botkins. A significant historical boundary, the Greenville Treaty Line, cuts across the southern portion of the map, separating the Congress Lands to the north from the Miami River Survey lands to the south. This demarcation reflects the early territorial surveying history of Ohio, visible in the shifting orientation of land lines. Local genealogy is well-preserved through numerous rural burial grounds, including Old Loramie Valley Cem, New Loramie Valley Cem, and St Lawrence Cem near the edge of the village. The presence of the Fish Hatchery and several Gravel Pits points to the local land use and industry that sustained these small Shelby County and Auglaize County communities during the mid-twentieth century.