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2013 Map of Carey

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

The village of Carey anchors the southeastern corner of this landscape, where the confluence of several major routes including Us-23 and Oh-15 meets a dense grid of residential streets like W Findlay St and W Brown Ave. The surrounding Wyandot and Hancock County countryside is a meticulously organized agricultural plain defined by a series of drainage improvements such as Bacher Ditch, Number Thirtytwo Ditch, and Spring Run. These waterways represent the essential infrastructure required to maintain the productivity of this fertile region.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of burial sites throughout the townships, ranging from the large Saint Marys Cem and Spring Grove Cem near the primary settlement to smaller rural grounds like Lutheran Ridge Cem, Wentz Cem, and England Cem. The inclusion of the Tong Farm Airport and several localized township roads highlights the transition from traditional farming tracts to modern transportation and utility corridors in the early 21st century.