2019 Map of Dawn

About this map

Greenville serves as the southern anchor for this rural landscape in Darke County, where a dense network of township roads and county highways connects small agrarian settlements. The Stillwater River winds through the central portion of the map, flanked by several smaller waterways like Indian Creek and Bolton Run. Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites throughout the townships, ranging from the Saint Johns Lutheran Cem and Wakefield Lutheran Cem in the south to the Kershner Cem in the north. The area's transport infrastructure is evidenced by the Darke County Airport and Trump Airport, while the legacy of early villages is preserved in the placement of Beamsville, Stelvideo, and Frenchtown. This survey captures a moment in the modern era where the traditional grid of the Public Land Survey System remains the primary framework for the region's farms and homesteads.