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1952 Map of Fountaintown

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Fountaintown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors this mid-century look at the borderlands between Hancock and Shelby Counties, connecting the small settlements of Maxwell, Reedville Sta, Finly, and Fountaintown. This area is defined by a dense network of agricultural drainage, with numerous named ditches like Ashcraft Ditch, Mac Dougall Ditch, and Thompson Ditch feeding into Sugar Creek and Brandywine Creek.

Rural community life is centered on several local landmarks, including Brandywine Twp Sch No 1 and various houses of worship such as Mt Lebanon Ch and Little Sugar Creek Ch. Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites, including the Concord Cem, Fairview Cem, and Lisher Cem. The landscape reflects a transition from traditional farming toward the modern era, evidenced by the presence of a Television Relay Tower standing near older family-named features like Hamilton.