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1961 Map of Mark Center

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mark Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors this 1961 survey, cutting a straight line through the agricultural heart of northwestern Ohio. Small rural hubs such as Mark Center and Hicksville serve as the primary points of activity, with the Township High Sch standing as a central landmark for the surrounding farming community. The landscape is defined by a dense network of watercourses, including the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork, which meander through the townships of Milford, Farmer, and Hicksville.

Family history is preserved in several local burial grounds, including Kent Cem, Lost Creek Cem, and Spindler Cem. The grid of section lines and named rural roads like Jericho Road and Clemmer Road reveals the late-pioneer era settlement patterns that persisted into the mid-20th century, before major modern development altered the rural character of this Defiance and Paulding County border region.