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1960 Map of Malinta

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Malinta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Henry County is defined by the intersection of the Detroit Toledo and Ironton and the Norfolk and Western railroads, which facilitated the growth of small shipping hubs like Malinta and Grelton. Situated within the historic Congress Lands, the terrain is etched by a dense network of waterways including Turkeyfoot Creek and South Turkeyfoot Creek, alongside smaller tributaries like School Creek and Ash Run.

Rural community life is anchored by several country parishes such as St Paul Ch, St John Ch, and Immanuel Ch. The map reveals the persistence of early pioneer settlements and family-named landmarks, such as Shunk and Elery, while the presence of a Microwave Tower and a large Pipeline cutting through Monroe township signals the modernization of the mid-20th century. For genealogists, the Grelton Cem and the scattered schoolhouses provide specific points of interest for tracing ancestral roots in this corner of northwest Ohio.