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1960 Map of Ottawa

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Ottawa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Old Indian Treaty Boundary cuts a diagonal path across this Putnam County landscape, marking a historical line of settlement and land division between Palmer and Greensburg townships. At the heart of the region, Ottawa serves as a bustling hub defined by the convergence of the Detroit Toledo and Ironton, Baltimore and Ohio, and Norfolk and Western railroads. This network of rails and the winding Blanchard River shaped the local economy, supported by the Claypits near Glandorf.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of community anchors like St Johns Ch and numerous family or parish burial grounds, including McConnel Cem and SS Peter and Paul Cem. From the County Fairground in the south to the Landing Field near Elm Center, the map records a mid-century period of established rural life and emerging infrastructure like the Drive-in Theater and Microwave Tower.