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2010 Map of Chatfield

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Chatfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Chatfield and the surrounding townships in Crawford County display a landscape defined by an orderly grid of rural roads and scattered family-named cemeteries. This agricultural stretch in northern Ohio is punctuated by the small settlements of Carrothers and Ridgeton, which sit along the established corridors of S Township Road 187 and Ridgeton-Annapolis Rd. The map reveals a high density of small burial grounds, such as the Kennedy Cemetery, Buchman Cemetery, and Lust Cemetery, which are vital for genealogical research and tracing the early settlers of the region.

Waterways like Broken Sword Creek and Silver Creek meander through the fields, cutting across the rigid property lines. Landmarks like the Chatfield Post Office and the Schulzes Airport mark the community centers of the era. The presence of numerous religious sites, including the Nazareth Lutheran Cemetery and the College Hill Reformed Cemetery, underscores the importance of local church congregations in shaping the cultural geography of this rural county.