1986 Map of Lima

About this map

The Auglaize River and St Marys River anchor the drainage of this West Ohio and East Indiana borderlands region during the mid-1980s. Centered on the industrial and transit hub of Lima, the landscape is a grid of agricultural townships interconnected by the Conrail and Norfolk And Western railroad networks. To the southwest, the expansive Grand Lake-St Marys dominates the horizon, supported by the St Marys State Fish Farm and the Mercer County Waterfowl Management Area. This survey provides significant industrial and institutional detail, from the Lima Ordnance Modification Center to the Ohio State Univ Lima Campus. Smaller agricultural centers like Van Wert, Celina, and Wapakoneta serve as focal points for the surrounding rural sections. The map reveals a highly engineered landscape, where numerous quarries and drainage features like Flatrock Creek and Blue Creek define the local topography between the scattered woodlots and family-named cemeteries.