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2016 Map of Fairborn

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Fairborn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park anchors this portion of the Miami Valley, illustrating the deep aeronautical legacy of the region. The landscape is dominated by the massive footprint of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which stretches across the central portion of the map, and the engineered control of the Mad River provided by Huffman Dam and the Huffman Reservoir. This intersection of military infrastructure and water management has fundamentally shaped the development of nearby Fairborn and Beavercreek.

Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous small burial grounds that predate the modern expansion, including Bath Cem and Gerlaugh Cem. Educational and recreational hubs are prominent, from the Wright State University-Dayton Campus to the N Country National Scenic Trail (Buckeye Trail) which winds through the river corridor. Smaller named locales such as Sulphur Grove, New Germany, and Five Points provide clues to the earlier settlement patterns of Montgomery and Greene Counties.