19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Ohio

 

 

Miami and Erie Canal maps: Counties, Townships and Communities traversed, from north to south

GENERAL

Miami and Erie Canal Original Plat Map Drawings 1890-1915

 

Miami and Erie Canal Survey Maps – 1890


Ohio Canal Land Maps


Miami and Erie Canal Profile
A map appears on page 12 of the American Canal Society newsletter.

 

PAULDING COUNTY

Paulding County – 1878

 

Paulding County – 1892 


Auglaize Township, Charloe, Dague, Junction – 1892 


Auglaize Township – 1905

Junction, Hedges, Briceton - 1892 


Brown Township, Oakwood, Melrose, Auglaize River, Charloe – 1892


Melrose – 1892

 

Washington Township, Auglaize River, Prairie Creek – 1892


PUTMAN COUNTY

Putman County – 1880


Monterey Township – 1880


ALLEN COUNTY

Miami and Erie Canal through Spencerville plat map 


Allen County -1880


Marion Township, Maysville, Hume, Amherst, Gomer, Warsaw, Allentown, Landeck – 1880


Delphos – East – 1880


Delphos – 1884

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2 and 3.


Spencer Township – 1880


Spencerville – 1880


AUGLAIZE COUNTY

Auglaize County – 1860 


Auglaize County – 1880


Salem Township, Kossuth – 1880


Noble Township, Lock, St. Mary's River – 1880


St. Marys Township – 1880


St. Mary’s North – 1880


St. Mary’s South – 1880


St. Marys – 1896

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2, 3 and 6.


German Township, New Bremen – 1880 


New Bremen – 1880 


New Bremen – 1892 

Views of the canal are on Images 1 and 2.


Jackson Township, Minster, Loramic Reservoir– 1880


Minster – 1880 


Minster – 1893 

Views of the canal are on Images 1 and 2.


SHELBY COUNTY

Shelby County – 1865 


Shelby County – 1875 


Salem Township, Port Jefferson, Tile Town– 1875 


Clinton Township, Dingmansburg, East Sidney– 1875 


Washington Township, Lockington, Newport– 1875 


MIAMI COUNTY

Miami County – 1858 


Miami County – 1871 


Washington Township – 1871 


Piqua – 1892 

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 4, 6 and 17.


Concord Township, Troy – 1871 


Troy – 1871 


Troy – 1887 

Views of the canal are on Images1-3, 6 and 7.


Monroe Township, Tippecanoe, Hyattsville, Cowlesville, Frederickstown, Ginghamsburg– 1871 


Tippecanoe, Hyattsville – 1871 


MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Montgomery County – 1851 


Montgomery County – 1875 


Butler Township - 1875


Wayne Township - 1875

Mad River Township – 1875 

 

Dayton bird’s-eye view – 1870

 

Dayton - City, Ward 001 – 1875 


Dayton - City, Ward 005 – 1875 


Dayton - City, Ward 006 – 1875 


Dayton - City, Ward 008 – 1875 


Dayton - City, Ward 011 – 1875 


Dayton, Vol. 2 – 1898 

Views of the canal are on Images 1-8, 26, 27, 31-33, 36-39, 54, 55, 56, 86, 93 and 94.


Van Buren Township – 1875


Miami Township – 1875


Miamisburg – 1875


Miamisburg – 1886

Views of the canal are on Images 1-5.


BUTLER COUNTY

Butler County – 1855 


Butler County – 1875


Liberty Township, Lemon Township – 1875 


Middletown, Somerville, Port Union, West Chester – 1875 


Middletown, Northeast and Central Left - 1885

Middletown, Northeast and Central Right - 1885

Middletown, South Left - 1885

Middletown – 1885 

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 2, 4 and 5.


Miami and Erie Canal through Middletown plat map 


Liberty Township – 1875:  see Liberty & Lemon Township maps above


Fairfield Township, Symmes Corners – 1875 


Hamilton City - Ward 3 – 1875 


Hamilton City - Ward 4, Darrtown, Jacksonburg, Gano – 1875 


Hamilton, Above - 1885

Hamilton, Below - 1885

Hamilton – 1887

A view of the canal is on Image 1.


Union Township – 1875


HAMILTON COUNTY

Hamilton County – 1847 


Hamilton County – 1869 


Sycamore Township - 1869

Lockland, O'Bryonville, Pendleton, Reading, Camp Dennison – 1869 


Lockland – 1886 

Views of the canal are on Images 1-3.


Springfield Township - 1869


Mill Creek Township, Winton Place, St. Peters Lick Run – 1869


Clifton, St. Bernard – 1869


Map from 1914 showing the Miami and Erie Canal running through St. Bernard


Camp Washington, Clifton Heights – 1869


Cincinnati 003, 008 – 1869


Cincinnati 006 – 1869


Cincinnati 010 – 1869


Cincinnati – 1887

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 52-56, 62, 64 and 68.


Miami and Erie Canal through Cincinnati plat map


Route of the Miami-Erie Canal in Cincinnati


Rev. June, 2025