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1908 Map of Chagrin Falls

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Chagrin Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Chagrin Falls serves as the focal point of this early twentieth-century landscape, where the Chagrin River and McFarland Creek shape the drainage patterns of eastern Cuyahoga and Geauga counties. The map captures the region during a critical transition in transportation, showing the heavy reliance on rail networks like the Cleveland and Garrettsville Electric RR and the Erie and Wheeling and Lake Erie RR.

Smaller crossroads like Orange Center and Russell Center are clearly marked, alongside vanished post offices such as Moran Jesse PO and Falls Junction Glenwillow PO. Local heritage is preserved in the location of the Orange Hill Church and the detailed topography surrounding Aurora Pond. This survey, based on field work by Merrill Hackett and J.M.Whitman, provides a clear view of the area's rural character before the expansion of the Cleveland suburbs.