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2010 Map of Mark Center

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Mark Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Mark Center serves as a primary hub for this rural portion of Defiance County, anchored by the Mark Center Post Office near the junction of local thoroughfares. The landscape is defined by the branching tributaries of the Gordon Creek system, including the North Fork Gordon Creek, Middle Fork Gordon Creek, and South Fork Gordon Creek. This network of waterways dictates the placement of early settlements and family burial grounds that dot the agricultural grid.

Genealogists will find several notable local landmarks, such as the Kent Cemetery and Lost Creek Cemetery in the north, while the Spindler Cemetery sits further south near Gordon Creek. Small crossroads like Six Corners, with its own Six Corners Cemetery, and the community of Rosedale illustrate the persistence of these small hamlets. Modern infrastructure like the Arend Airport and a disciplined road grid including Jericho Rd and Buckskin Rd overlay this long-established farming landscape.