2015 Map of Melvin East

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Ford County is defined by a rigid grid of section roads and small rail-oriented settlements. Melvin and Roberts serve as the primary hubs on this survey, where the town layouts transition from the surrounding rural routes like North 1400E Rd into more developed grids including N Center St and W Green St. This area highlights the importance of drainage in the prairie landscape, evidenced by the channel of the Big Four Ditch cutting across the southern portion of the quadrangle. For genealogists, the Melvin Cem north of the Melvin townsite provides a specific point of interest. The map also captures the political boundary between Livingston Co and Ford Co in the northwest corner, illustrating how modern township lines continue to follow the early 19th-century land office surveys.