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1961 Map of Mark Center

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mark Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Hicksville anchors the western edge of this Defiance County landscape, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor forms a straight line through the agricultural heartland. The village of Mark Center serves as a local hub further east, notably housing the Township High Sch near the crossing of Platter Creek. The map reveals a highly structured rural grid defined by family-named routes such as Ensign Road and Kitterman Road, connecting vanished-feeling settlements like Six Corners and Rosedale.

Drainage patterns dictate the woodlots and farm boundaries, with the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork of the local creek system meandering toward the Defiance and Paulding County line. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of small burial grounds and rural institutions, including Lost Creek Cem, Kent Cem, and Logan Ch, which highlight the early religious and social centers of Milford and Mark townships.