1959 Map of Napoleon West

About this map

Napoleon serves as the focal point of this Northwest Ohio survey, situated along the northern bank of the Maumee River. The landscape reveals a classic agrarian grid punctuated by small rural crossroads like Gerald and Naomi, where family life centered around institutions such as St Johns Ch and St Lukes Sch. This 1950s documentation shows the community just before significant mid-century highway expansion, noting the corridor for the Norfolk and Western railway and several essential local utilities including a Filter Plant and Telephone Tower. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating numerous small burial grounds like Freedom Cem, Zion Cem, and Bremer Cem, which are scattered across the townships of German, Freedom, and Adams.