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2022 Map of Roann

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Roann
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The Eel River meanders through the central portion of this Wabash County landscape, defining the character of Roann and the nearby settlement of Stockdale. This 2022 survey captures a rural environment where agricultural patterns are broken by a dense network of local cemeteries, often the primary markers of 19th-century family homesteads and early congregational life. Notable burial sites like the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cem and Shoemaker Cem provide critical touchpoints for genealogical research in Noble and Paw Paw townships.

Transportation is dominated by the county road grid, though the waterway influence is evident in the many tributary ditches such as Gaerte Ditch and Balleu Ditch. To the south, Pettysville sits near the banks of Paw Paw Creek, while northern waters like McColley Lake and Lukens Lake break the inland terrain. The concentration of smaller cemeteries, including the Moyer Cem and Finley Cem, suggests a deeply rooted local history tied to specific land-owning families and fraternal organizations.