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1961 Map of Carey

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Carey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The village of Carey serves as a prominent rail hub in this early 1960s survey, where the New York Central and Chesapeake and Ohio lines intersect amidst a landscape defined by drainage engineering and historic treaty lines. This corner of Northwest Ohio is marked by the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, which cuts diagonally across the terrain of Amanda and Ridge townships. To the west, the settlement of Vanlue anchors a farming district dotted with local spiritual landmarks like the Amazing Grace Tabernacle and Ridge Chapel.

Water management is central to the area's development, evidenced by a dense network of man-made channels including Aqueduct Ditch and Stahl Ditch. To the southeast, the Wyandot Wildlife Area provides a significant preserved space, while numerous rural burial grounds such as Zion Bloom Cem and England Cem offer important touchpoints for genealogical research in this long-settled agricultural corridor.