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2016 Map of Chardon

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Chardon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Chardon serves as the focal point of this Geauga County landscape, where the headwaters of several significant drainage systems diverge. The upper reaches of the Chagrin River wind through the western portion of the area, while the W Br Cuyahoga River and its wetlands characterize the central and southern reaches near Aquilla. This hydrologic divide is further marked by numerous glacial lakes, including West Bass Lake, East Bass Lake, and Lake Aquilla.

Settlement patterns follow the high ground and traditional road networks like Ravenna Rd and Mayfield Rd. For genealogists, the map is a dense record of early township life, preserving the locations of numerous burial grounds such as Hambden Township Cem, Claridon Center Cem, and the Pitkin Cem. Smaller hamlets like Claridon and Hambden maintain their distinct identities even as modern residential corridors expand along routes like N State Ave.