1955 Map of Cedarville

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Cedarville and its surrounding townships define this mid-century landscape, dominated by a rural network of roads and the dual influence of academic and rail centers. Higher education is a prominent fixture of the area, with both Cedarville College and Central State College at Wilberforce established in the northern and western reaches of the sheet. The terrain is deeply inscribed by the movement of goods and people, characterized by the Pennsylvania railroad line passing through the heart of the village and the Baltimore and Ohio cutting across the central plains toward New Jasper Station. Small agrarian settlements like New Jasper and Monroe are linked by named thoroughfares such as Federal Road and Straley Road, reflecting a long-standing settlement pattern. The hydrology of the region is anchored by Massies Creek and the meandering Caesar Creek, which shape the topography of the many family farms and historic cemeteries, including Massies Creek Cem and Turnbull Cem.