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2023 Map of Cairo

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Cairo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Lima and the village of Cairo anchor this western Ohio landscape, where the northern edges of the city meet the agricultural expanses of Putnam and Allen counties. The Ottawa River and its network of tributaries, including Sugar Creek and Rattlesnake Creek, define the drainage of this area, eventually leading toward the Lima Reservoir. The map reveals a dense concentration of historical burial sites, such as the State Hospital Cem and New Rockport Cem, reflecting the region’s long-settled rural character.

Transportation corridors like the W Lincoln Hwy and the diagonal route of Interstate 75 cut across the grid of gravel and paved roads. These paths connect smaller settlements like Rockport and Slabtown, illustrating how modern infrastructure has overlaid the original nineteenth-century farmsteads. For genealogists, the numerous family-named cemeteries such as the Altstaetter Cem and Smith - Miller Cem provide specific points of interest for tracing early residents.