Loading map...

2013 Map of Montezuma

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Montezuma
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Grand Lake and its northern shoreline at Montezuma Bay anchor the northeast corner of this Mercer County landscape, where the agricultural grid of Western Ohio meets the recreational waters of the state's largest inland lake. The region is densely settled with small crossroads and religious centers, many tied to the local German Catholic heritage. Significant cemeteries and parish sites including Saint Elizabeth Cem and Saint Rose Catholic Cem are distributed across the township lines, serving communities like Carthagena, Sebastian, and Cassella.

Water management is central to the terrain, with Beaver Cr, Grassy Cr, and Coldwater Cr draining the fields toward the Wabash River in the southwest. Large family operations such as Wermert Farm and Stachler Farms are mapped alongside local transportation hubs like Lakefield Airport. This record of the modern era shows a landscape where long-standing farmstead boundaries persist amidst evolving infrastructure like Us-127.