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1986 Map of Findlay

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Findlay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1992
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1992

About this map

The Blanchard River and Portage River drainage basins anchor this mid-1980s look at Northwest Ohio, where the grid of rural section lines meets concentrated industrial and educational hubs. The cities of Findlay, Fostoria, Tiffin, and Bowling Green serve as the primary anchors, with the latter featuring the sprawling campus of Bowling Green State University. Significant transit corridors are documented through active lines of the Conrail, Baltimore & Ohio RR, and Norfolk & Western RR, which converge in rail centers like Fostoria.

Smaller agricultural communities like North Baltimore, Pemberville, and Deshler dot the landscape, often centered around grain elevators or rail junctions. Civic life is represented by landmarks such as the Hancock County Courthouse and religious centers like St Wendelin Ch. Conservation areas and water resources, including Van Buren Lake and the Maumee River in the northwest corner, provide a clear view of the region's managed landscape during this era of late-century development.