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2010 Map of Mount Sterling

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Mount Sterling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Mount Sterling serves as the primary hub of this central Ohio landscape, where the Mount Sterling Post Office and residential areas like Burr Oaks Heights gather near the banks of Deer Creek. The terrain is defined by an extensive network of agrarian waterways, including Bradford Creek, North Fork Paint Creek, and numerous man-made drainage systems like Bragg Ditch and Galbreath Ditch. These waterways historically dictated the placement of small rural clusters such as McClimansville and Chenoweth.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local history preserved in the numerous family and community burial grounds scattered across the township. Notable sites include the Bostwick-Loofbourrow Cemetery and the Madison Mills Cemetery near the settlement of Madison Mills. To the southeast, the geography shifts toward the water as Deer Creek Lake begins to form near Pancoastburg, illustrating the area's transition from small-stream drainage to a more significant riparian environment.