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1958 Map of Woodburn South

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Woodburn South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Agricultural drainage networks define the borderlands of Allen County, Indiana, and Paulding County, Ohio, in this 1958 topographic study. The landscape is crisscrossed by an intricate system of named ditches, such as Hetrick Ditch and Knoblaugh Ditch, which supported the intensive farming of the Maumee and Benton townships. The New York Chicago and St Louis railroad serves as the primary industrial spine, connecting the grain elevators and small depots of Woodburn, Dawkins, and Edgerton.

Evidence of rural community life is anchored by landmarks like the Township Sch in Jackson township and the Sugar Ridge Cem near the southern edge. The map also captures the local energy economy through several scattered Oil Wells and a Gas Well near the meandering path of Flatrock Creek. Small rural clusters like Townley and Baldwin appear along the road grid, reflecting a period of settled, productive prairie before modern consolidation.