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1907 Map of Jefferson

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Jefferson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Jefferson serves as the focal point of this early 20th-century survey of Ashtabula County, surrounded by a dense network of township boundaries including Hartsgrove, Rome, and Orwell. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Rock Creek and its tributaries, which supported a scatter of small agricultural and milling communities such as Windsor Mills and Eagleville. The Pennsylvania System railroad provides the primary north-south corridor, with specialized stops like Rock Creek Station and New Lyme Station serving the rural interior.

Local social life is anchored by landmarks like the Amish Church in the southwest and the New England Schoolhouse near the center of the sheet. For genealogists, the map preserves the exact locations of several vanished or consolidated hamlets, including Stoneville, Dodgeville, and Footville. The drainage patterns of Mill Creek and Three Brothers Creek show the intricate water network that dictated the placement of roads and farmsteads before modern highway development.