2016 Map of Shade

About this map

Burlingham and the surrounding townships in the mid-2010s are defined by a network of small settlements and family burial grounds straddling the Athens and Meigs county line. The landscape is shaped by the winding courses of the W Br Shade River and Pratts Fork, which dictate the placement of early road corridors like Burlingham Rd and Gold Ridge Rd. Genealogists will find a high density of rural cemeteries, including the Pleasant Hill Cem near Pleasanton and the Baker Cem in the south, suggesting a long history of family homesteads in this corner of Ohio. While modern landmarks such as the Margaret Creek Conservancy District Reservoir appear in the northwest, the map largely documents a traditional rural settlement pattern of hamlets like Snowville, Chase, and Darwin that have persisted for generations.