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1960 Map of Hamler

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Hamler
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The village of Hamler stands at the critical intersection of two major rail lines, the Baltimore and Ohio and the Detroit Toledo and Ironton, anchoring this 1960s agricultural landscape on the border of Henry and Putnam Counties. The map reveals a highly engineered drainage system essential for Northwest Ohio farming, characterized by numerous man-made channels like Gustwiller Ditch and Mess Ditch that feed into natural waterways such as Turkeyfoot Creek.

Beyond the primary settlements of Holgate and Gallup, the rural sections of Pleasant, Marion, and Liberty townships are dotted with the institutional anchors of early community life. Genealogists can locate several burial sites and religious centers, including Township Cem, St Pauls Cem, and Bethel Ch. Small-scale industrial sites such as a local Claypit near the railroad and a Gravel Pit near St Johns Cem reflect the local resource extraction of the era.