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2019 Map of Monroeville

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Monroeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Monroeville and the western outskirts of Norwalk anchor this landscape where several branches of the Huron River converge. The West Branch Huron River and the East Branch Huron River wind through the central portion of the quadrangle, creating a series of deep ravines and wooded bottomlands that disrupt the surrounding agricultural grid. These waterways meet just north of the village, following a path toward Lake Erie. Small clusters of homes and historic crossroads define the rural character, including Standardsburg, Peru, and Havana.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites across the township, ranging from the large Saint Pauls Cem near Norwalk to the Peru Center Cem and Bronson Cem further south. The map documents the persistent rural infrastructure of Huron County, tracing the paths of Frink Run and Sandhill Cr as they feed into the larger river system, supporting the small-scale settlements and agricultural estates established in the region.