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2023 Map of Decatur

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Decatur
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The boundary between Brown and Adams counties runs directly through the center of this landscape, bisecting the settlement of Decatur. This rural region is defined by a dense network of winding creeks and branches that have carved numerous hollows into the terrain, such as Decan Hollow and Kirker Hollow. The topography is particularly intricate along the West Fork Eagle Creek and its various tributaries like Rattlesnake Creek and Wild Duck Branch.

Genealogists will find a significant concentration of burial sites throughout the township, ranging from the central Decatur Cem to outlying locations like Bissinger Cem, Woods Cem, and Liberty Chapel Cem. Small settlements like Eckmansville in the northeast and Neel in the southwest anchor the local road system, while family-named landmarks such as Brier Ridge and Hickory Ridge indicate the established agricultural character of this southern Ohio borderland.