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1960 Map of Spencerville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Spencerville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

The Miami and Erie Canal cuts a historical path through this section of Allen and Auglaize Counties, paralleling the older transportation corridors of the region. Near the village of Spencerville, the landscape is a mix of agricultural fields and active industry, evidenced by numerous Oil Wells and a local High Sch. The Auglaize River meanders through the eastern half of the map, where the grounds of Fort Amanda State Park and the nearby Fort Amanda Cem preserve the site of a War of 1812 military outpost.

Local genealogy is well-served by the presence of several country churches and burial grounds, including Zion Cem and Bethlehem Ch. The southern reaches of the map near Buckland are bisected by the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, an essential marker of early land division. Railroad history is represented by the Erie Lackawanna line passing through Conant and Spencerville, while smaller settlements like Kossuth remain centered around rural road junctions.