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1959 Map of Ridgeville Corners

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Ridgeville Corners
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The agrarian landscape of northwest Ohio is defined here by a strictly partitioned grid of family roads and township lines, centered on the unincorporated community of Ridgeville Corners. At the end of the 1950s, this region maintained its rural character across the intersection of Henry, Fulton, Williams, and Defiance Counties. Local life revolves around several country parishes, including St Johns Ch and St Marks Ch, alongside small settlements like Bethlehem.

Waterways such as Brush Creek, Owl Creek, and Doty Run cut across the geometric property lines, providing the primary relief in the otherwise flat terrain. The map documents an extensive network of named local roads like Allen Road and Arps Road, alongside critical utility infrastructure such as several major pipelines. For genealogists, the inclusion of Zion Cem and Domersville Cem offers specific anchors for tracing early families in these farming townships.