Little Darby Creek meanders across this Madison County landscape, defining the topography between the village of West Jefferson and the smaller settlements of Gillivan and Lilly Chapel. The map reveals a land structured by historical transport corridors like the National Pike and the Urbana-West Jefferson Rd, which intersect the agricultural grid. Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites throughout the region, including Pleasant Hill Cem, Mount Calvary Cem, and the remote Foster Chapel Cem near the Franklin County line. Water management is a prominent theme here, evidenced by the extensive network of drainage features such as Monroe Bidwell Ditch, Bridenstine Ditch, and Kent Ditch, which support the productive farmlands surrounding the town centers.
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1901 · Dublin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1903 · Dublin
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1907 · London
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1916 · Milford Center
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · West Columbus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1925 · West Columbus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Milford Center
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1947 · Columbus
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Marion
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Hilliard
USGS Topo · 1:24,000