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1959 Map of Ridgeville Corners

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Ridgeville Corners
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Ridgeville Corners serves as the primary hub in this late 1950s survey of Northwest Ohio, where the intersection of major roads defines the local economy and social structure. The landscape is marked by a grid of rural infrastructure, featuring family-named thoroughfares such as Mekus Road, Arps Road, and Coressell Road that connect isolated farmsteads. This map captures the administrative complexity of the region, where the boundaries of Williams, Fulton, and Defiance counties meet, influencing the placement of local landmarks and institutions.

Religious and community life is anchored by several small country churches, including St Johns Ch, St Marks Ch, and Bethlehem Ch. The natural drainage of the area is defined by Brush Creek, Owl Creek, and Doty Run, which break the otherwise rigid agricultural geometry. For genealogists, the inclusion of sites like Zion Cem and Domersville Cem provides precise locations for tracing ancestral family plots within the townships of Springfield, German, and Ridgeville.