1961 Map of Peoria

About this map

Mill Creek and Otter Run wind through this central Ohio landscape, where the rural character is defined by a dense network of family-named cemeteries and small railway junctions. The intersection of the Penn Central and Erie-Lackawanna railroads at Peoria serves as a focal point for the surrounding farm country. In the northern reaches, the community of Broadway sits along the rail line, while Raymond is home to Northwestern High Sch and several local burial grounds like Raymond Cem and Baughn Cem. The terrain is subtly marked by the industrial footprints of a Substation and a lengthy Pipeline, alongside remnants of earlier transit such as an Old Railroad Grade. Smaller hamlets like Pottersburg and Burns further anchor the local geography in Allen and Liberty townships.