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1921 Map of Chillicothe

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Chillicothe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Chillicothe serves as the focal point of this 1920s-era landscape, where the confluence of the Grand River and the Thompson River dictates the region's agricultural and transport layout. The map documents an extensive network of rural education, featuring dozens of localized institutions such as American Bottoms School, Happy Hollow School, and Black Hills School. This high density of one-room schoolhouses and country churches like Shelburn Church reflects the tight-knit settlement patterns of Livingston County before the consolidation of rural districts.

Transportation is dominated by a trio of major rail lines, including the Wabash Railroad and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, which connected smaller hamlets like Farmersville and Sampsel to the larger markets. Notable infrastructure such as the Graham Hill Bridge and the Chillicothe Municipal Airport illustrate the early 20th-century transition toward modernized river crossings and local aviation hubs.