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2019 Map of Lancaster

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Lancaster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Lancaster serves as the regional hub of Fairfield County, where the historic street grid meets the winding course of the Hocking River. The terrain is characterized by prominent elevations such as Waterworks Hill and Mt Pleasant, which overlook a landscape dotted with numerous rural burial grounds and educational institutions like the Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. To the south, the valley opens toward Sugar Grove, following the riparian corridor through Horns Mill.

The map reveals a dense network of local landmarks, including the Wheeling Street Bridge and the Fairfield County Hall of Justice at the town's core. Surrounding the urban center, smaller settlements like Whites and Blue Valley Acres indicate the residential expansion typical of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. For genealogists, the high concentration of named cemeteries, such as Forest Rose Cem and the Fairfield School For Boys Cem, provides essential location data for tracing family histories across the central Ohio landscape.