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1903 Map of Dublin

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Dublin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

The Scioto River and Olentangy River corridors dominate this central Ohio landscape, carving deep valleys through the glacial till. Surveyed at the dawn of the twentieth century, the region shows a dense network of steam railroads serving agricultural communities. Major lines including the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis RR and the Hocking Valley RR parallel the waterways, facilitating the growth of settlements like Worthington and Lewis Center.

Smaller hamlets such as Dublin and Hilliard appear as concentrated rural hubs before the suburban expansion of the state capital reached northward. The map records specific early infrastructure like the Fishinger Bridge over the Scioto and several distinct forks of North Fork Indian Run. For genealogists, the clear demarcation of township lines—including Jerome, Washington, and Norwich—provides essential context for locating ancestral farmsteads and early post offices like Rathbone and New California.