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2023 Map of Walnut Run

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Walnut Run
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Madison Lake anchors the northeast corner of this Madison County landscape, where the agricultural plains of London give way to a dense network of water management features and family burial grounds. The terrain is defined by an intricate system of drainage channels such as Filmore Jackson Ditch, William Cathcart Ditch, and Dunkin Ditch, which support the productive farmland surrounding the settlement of Newport.

For genealogists, this map is particularly dense with historical burial sites, including the Old Johnston Cem, Johnston-McClimans Cem, and Sifrit Cem. These scattered cemeteries, often located near watercourses like Walnut Run and Bradford Creek, trace the early settlement patterns of the region. The map also captures the local road network, from the Columbus Cincinnati Rd to smaller township routes that connect these ancestral sites.