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1925 Map of Delaware

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Delaware
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The Scioto River and Olentangy River dominate this central Ohio landscape, carving through the glacial till between the northern villages of Waldo and Prospect. In the mid-1920s, this region was a dense network of agrarian communities, linked by the Pennsylvania Line and the Hocking Valley railroads. The map records a significant shift in transportation, specifically noting the Columbus and Marion (Abandoned) line and portions of the Hocking Valley (Abandoned) tracks, marking the transition away from early traction lines and short-haul rails.

Industrial and social life center on Delaware, where the street grid expands near Greenwood Lake and the Oak Grove Cem. Rural life is anchored by family-named landmarks and crossroads like Gabriel Corners and Inskip Corners, alongside a high density of one-room schoolhouses such as Cherry Ridge School and Windfall School. The presence of the Treaty Line Road highlights the historical surveying boundaries that shaped the township layouts of Marion and Delaware counties.