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2010 Map of Fostoria

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Fostoria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The industrial and residential center of Fostoria anchors this landscape, surrounded by a complex system of upground reservoirs that managed the local water supply in the early 21st century. These reservoirs, including Lamberjack Lake, Mottram Lake, Mosier Lake, and Daugherty Lake, are clustered near the East Branch Portage River, reflecting the region's managed hydrology. Within the city limits and its residential expansions like Stearns Crest and Caldwells Addition, the map details a grid of urban development that gives way to the agricultural expanses of northwestern Ohio.

Local history is preserved through numerous family and township burial grounds, such as Saint Wendelin Cemetery and Dyeinger Cemetery, scattered across the rural township roads. Smaller outlying communities like West Millgrove, which retains its own West Millgrove Post Office, and Longley provide a sense of the settlement patterns beyond the urban core. The Fostoria Metropolitan Airport and the winding course of South Branch Muddy Creek further define the utility and natural features of this Seneca and Hancock County borderland.