1960 Map of Fayette

About this map

The village of Fayette serves as the focal point of this borderlands survey, where the agricultural plains of northwest Ohio meet southern Michigan. In the early 1960s, the landscape is defined by a dense grid of section roads and small woodlots, with the Michigan-Ohio state line cutting directly through the northern portion of the quadrangle. To the south, the Harrison Lake State Reservation and Camp Palmer provide a recreational contrast to the surrounding farmsteads. Numerous rural burial grounds, including Snow Cem, Goss Cem, and County Line Cem, are preserved here, offering valuable reference points for genealogists. The drainage pattern is complex, with Spring Creek, Bean Creek, and Wabash Creek winding through the terrain, occasionally punctuated by unique features like a Flowing Well or a local Gravel Pit. Small hamlets such as Munson and Powers mark the outlying corners of the township.