2015 Map of Van Wert

About this map

Van Wert occupies the northern portion of this Decatur County landscape, serving as a primary point of settlement along the regional road network including Line St and 5th St. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage, where the W Little River and its tributaries like Redmans Br and Long Cr carve through the agricultural fields. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating several rural burial grounds that dot the townships, including McKee Cem, Clinton Cem, and Shy Cem. The spatial distribution of these cemeteries, such as the West Cem and Van Wert Cem, highlights the historical community clusters that formed around these watercourses and early section lines in the early twenty-first century. This survey documents the intersection of modern transit and traditional land divisions at the boundary of T70N and T69N.