2012 Map of Oakdale

About this map

Lively Grove and Oakdale anchor the rural landscape of Washington County in this early 21st-century survey, a region defined by its persistent grid of section-line roads and creek-bottom timber. Small settlements like Elkton and Plum Hill are linked by thoroughfares such as Elkton Rd and Darmstadt Rd, tracing a topography carved by the Elkhorn Cr and Weaver Cr drainage systems. The map is particularly useful for genealogical research, identifying numerous local landmarks including Saint Johns Evangelical Cem, Saint Damian Cem, and the Oak Dale Cem. Traces of local education history remain through labels like Schwering School Rd, while the naming of Jimtown Rd hints at earlier local nomenclature. The landscape reflects a stable agricultural pattern where farmsteads are connected by a dense network of routes like Stone Church Rd and Blackjack Rd.