Author: TheKnowOwl

See Belmont’s streets and green hills in a new aerial map. Learn about Harley Warrick, the last Mail Pouch barn painter, whose marker stands near Brown Street and Third Street.

See Sheffield Lake’s streets and blue shore in a new aerial map. Find Lake Road and Lake Breeze, then learn about Jay Terrell’s discovery of an armored fossil fish.

Explore Rendville’s streets and green hills on a new 2026 map. Learn about Dr. Isaiah Tuppins, Ohio’s first elected African American mayor, and find Main Street among the red buildings.

A modern aerial map of Kalida in Putnam County, Ohio, with Main Street, Broad Street and a winding river. Plus the story of Pioneer Days, which began with a meeting in Kalida in 1873.

Harveysburg began as a Quaker village with 47 lots laid out by William Harvey. This 2026 aerial map of the Warren County village shows Main Street, North Street, the wooded hills and the wide lake beside town.

Warren G. Harding learned the printing trade as a boy in Caledonia, Ohio. This new 2026 aerial map of the Marion County village shows South Main Street, Anselment Park, Harding Highway East and nearly 500 buildings in red.

A modern aerial map of Woodlawn in Hamilton County, Ohio, made in 2026. Find Springfield Pike, Glendale Milford Road and Leacrest Road, home of the Rauh House, called the first fully developed International Style design in the Cincinnati area.

Wellston, Ohio, was laid out in 1873 after good coal was found nearby, and it was named for Harvey Wells. This new 2026 aerial map shows its state-named avenues, West Broadway Street, Ridgewood Cemetery and the green hills of Jackson County.

Turpin Hills, Ohio, gets a new aerial map for 2026. Find Clough Pike, Turpin Hills Drive and Lawyerdale Estates, and read about the Clark Stone House, built around 1801 by a drummer from the Battle of Yorktown.

Sunbury’s Town Hall began as a school in 1868. Find it among familiar streets on a new aerial map, with red buildings, blue creeks, and green terrain.

Find Reading Road and familiar blocks in a modern aerial view with a vintage feel. Learn how Voorhees Town became Reading, named for a family’s former home in Pennsylvania.

See Shawnee’s streets and green hills on a new map with a vintage feel. Read how its coal miners built a labor movement, taught free night classes, and helped form the United Mine Workers.

Find your North Royalton block among red buildings and green hills. Explore the story of the Green, the five acres that gave this former farm town a public center.

See New Bremen’s streets and red building shapes in a modern aerial map with a vintage feel. Learn how the town stood halfway along the canal route from Cincinnati to Toledo.

A modern aerial map of St. Clairsville in Belmont County, Ohio, where work on the National Road in Ohio began on July 4, 1825. Find Main Street, Memorial Park, Union Cemetery and your own street.

Springboro was named for its many springs by Jonathan Wright in 1814. This new 2026 map of Springboro, Ohio shows Main Street, Central Avenue, Clearcreek Park, Tamarack Hills and the Wright family’s West State Street.

A new aerial map of Salem in Columbiana County, Ohio, with East State Street, Kelley Park and thousands of buildings. Plus the story of Unserheim, a Quaker home on Franklin Avenue that sheltered people on the Underground Railroad.

Paulding is home to the first county Carnegie library in the United States. This new 2026 map shows the village from above, with North Williams Street, South Main Street, the Paulding County Fairgrounds and the blocks in between.

A new aerial map of Mason in Warren County, Ohio, with about 21,000 buildings, Mason City Hall and Tylersville Road, where the WLW marker tells how The Nation’s Station broadcast at 500,000 watts in 1934.

Lockbourne was named for its canal locks and for Colonel James Kilbourne, who laid it out in 1831. This new aerial map shows Commerce Street, Lock Street, Kilbourne Lane and Lock Meadows Park, where Lock 30 still remains.

A modern aerial map of East Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, with Euclid Avenue, Nela Park, Forest Hill Park and thousands of red buildings. Plus the story of the city’s Carnegie library, which opened on Euclid Avenue in 1916.

A new aerial map of Columbiana, Ohio, made in 2026. Find Firestone Park, Columbiana Cemetery and your own street, and read how Harvey S. Firestone, born on a farm near town, left Columbiana its park.

A new aerial view of Clinton in Summit County, Ohio. It shows Main Street, Warwick, Clinton Cemetery and more than 1,000 buildings, plus the railroad story of the Massillon Branch and the ten National Register places in the village.

A new aerial map of Ashland, Ohio, made in 2026. Find Downtown, Claremont Avenue, Freer Field and your own street, and read how Ashland College opened in 1879 with two buildings and 60 students.

A modern aerial map of Pomeroy in Meigs County, Ohio, with its river bend, steep hills and streets like East Main Street and Condor Street. Read how Valentine B. Horton built the first coal barges here, and find your own block.

A new aerial view of Kirtland in Lake County, Ohio, made in 2026. Find Chillicothe Road, Chapin Forest and Holden Arboretum, and learn the story of the Kirtland Temple, dedicated on March 27, 1836.

A 2026 aerial view map of Grandview Heights in Franklin County, Ohio. Find Grandview Avenue, Goodale Boulevard, City Hall and Wyman Woods Park, plus the story of the Bank Block, one of the earliest regional shopping centers in the United States.

Gambier grew up on a hill around Kenyon College, and both are named for British friends of Bishop Philander Chase. This 2026 aerial map of Gambier in Knox County, Ohio shows Chase Avenue, Wiggin Street, McBride Field and the river bending below the village.

Clyde, Ohio, is where Sherwood Anderson grew up and where General James B. McPherson was born. This 2026 aerial map of Clyde in Sandusky County shows Main Street, McPherson Highway, Railroad Street and more than 4,000 buildings.

A new aerial map of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, made in 2026. Find North Main Street, the river through downtown and your own block, and learn how the High Falls drew settlers to build mills in the 1830s.

Bradford, Ohio grew from an 1852 railroad camp into a busy junction town. This 2026 map of Bradford in Miami County shows its streets and buildings, from Railroad Avenue to West Walnut Street, with the story of the BF Tower and the fire of 1920.

Van Wert is where the county library system in the United States began. This new 2026 aerial map of Van Wert, Ohio shows Main Street, Washington Street, Smiley Park and thousands of homes, with a vintage feel.

A modern aerial map of Valley View in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, with Granger Road, Rockside Road, Canal Road and the river winding below the hills. Read about the locks and old houses on the National Register, and the Native American village found across the river.

A modern aerial map of Sylvania in Lucas County, Ohio, with Monroe Street, Olander Park and about 15,000 buildings. Plus the story of Centennial Terrace, where big bands played under the stars, and the electric railway once based in town.

Peninsula sits where Main Street crosses a winding river in Summit County, Ohio. This new 2026 aerial map shows its streets, hills and buildings. It also tells the story of the old Ohio and Erie Canal locks nearby and the 1887 Boston Township Hall.

A modern aerial map of McComb in Hancock County, Ohio, with a vintage feel. Find your street, and read how two Andrews Raiders buried in McComb Union Cemetery earned the Medal of Honor.