2012 Map of Maysville

About this map

Maysville serves as the primary hub in this corner of DeKalb County, where the street grid transitions into a vast network of rural section roads and creek drainages. The landscape is defined by the dendritic pattern of Lost Creek and its many tributaries, including Middle Fork Lost Creek, West Fork Lost Creek, and East Fork Lost Creek. These waterways dictate the placement of local roads and the preservation of numerous family and community burial sites that dot the higher ground between the forks. North of the county seat, the small settlement of Fairport sits near the upper reaches of the Middle Fork, marking a distinct northern focus for the area's agricultural community. Genealogists will find this particular survey especially useful for the placement of remote cemeteries, such as the Norwegian Cemetery, Schuchman Cemetery, and Schambaugh-Cope Cemetery, which are often the only remaining markers of the early families who settled this drainage basin.