Putnam County, OH Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Putnam County, Ohio, shaded from 690 ft on the west side to 820 ft on the southeast side
Elevation
820 ft 250 m790 ft 240 m770 ft 235 m740 ft 225 m710 ft 215 m690 ft 210 m
Contours every 500 ft, bold every 2,500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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County area
Fades everything outside the official county boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Putnam County averages about 740 ft (225 m) above sea level across all its land. Its ground runs from 690 ft on the west side to 820 ft on the southeast side.

Average elevation
740 ft 225 m
all land inside the county
Highest
820 ft 250 m
on the southeast side
Lowest
690 ft 210 m
on the west side

Putnam County spans about 130 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where most of its land lies, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Average of all land740 ft225 m
Highest point
Inside the county, on the southeast side
820 ft250 m
Lowest point
Inside the county, on the west side
690 ft210 m

Elevation profile, south to north

18 mi south to north through Ottawa Township.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Putnam County, Ohio, shaded from 690 ft on the west side to 820 ft on the southeast side
County boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 20 ft (6 m).
Location
County in Ohio, United States
Population
34,206 2024 est.
Land area
482.5 sq mi + 1.8 sq mi water
Density
71 per sq mi
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Great Lakes
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Neighboring counties sharing a border, by average

  1. Allen County860 ft
  2. Hancock County810 ft
  3. Van Wert County790 ft
  4. Putnam County740 ft
  5. Defiance County730 ft
  6. Paulding County730 ft
  7. Henry County700 ft

Rankings by average elevation

  • Counties in Ohio77th highest of 88
  • Counties in the United States1,941st highest of 3,151
All 31 towns in Putnam County by typical elevation
  1. Pandora770 ft
  2. Riley Township770 ft
  3. Columbus Grove770 ft
  4. Vaughnsville760 ft
  5. Pleasant Township, Putnam County760 ft
  6. West Leipsic760 ft
  7. Sugar Creek Township, Putnam County760 ft
  8. Leipsic760 ft
  9. Van Buren Township750 ft
  10. Blanchard Township, Putnam County750 ft
  11. Jennings Township750 ft
  12. Fort Jennings750 ft
  13. Gilboa750 ft
  14. Liberty Township, Putnam County750 ft
  15. Ottoville740 ft
  16. Monterey Township740 ft
  17. Ottawa Township730 ft
  18. Ottawa730 ft
  19. Glandorf730 ft
  20. Belmore730 ft
  21. Miller City730 ft
  22. Union Township, Putnam County730 ft
  23. Jackson Township, Putnam County730 ft
  24. Kalida730 ft
  25. Palmer Township730 ft
  26. Greensburg Township730 ft
  27. Continental720 ft
  28. Perry Township, Putnam County720 ft
  29. Dupont720 ft
  30. Cloverdale720 ft
  31. Monroe Township, Putnam County720 ft
How we measure
  • Average: every USGS 3DEP bare-earth cell of land inside the Census county boundary (TIGER/Line, Jan 1 2026), weighted equally, on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid. Land means the boundary minus Census area water.
  • Highest and lowest: the highest land cell. Lowest: the lowest land cell; coastal ground within 3 ft (1 m) of named tidal water counts as sea level.
  • Pits: the lowest point is the lowest ground outside closed hollows (quarry floors, mine pits, terrain-model artifacts): any hollow under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²), and any hollow under 2 sq mi (5 km²) whose floor is more than 100 ft (30 m) below its rim; and outside patches below sea level of under 0.4 sq mi (1 km²). The single lowest 3DEP cell, 590 ft at 40.9913° N, 83.9926° W, is in such a hollow or patch and is not counted.
  • Nearby Places: neighboring counties and rankings use each one's average elevation, on its own grid, the same figure its page shows. Peaks and hills: the highest summits inside the county with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence, then the highest federal (GNIS) summits inside it when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Towns: each town's typical elevation (population-weighted median of its own 2020 blocks at 1 arc-second); a town is listed when any of its 2020 residents live in the county.
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER boundaries and water, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, county adjacency); NOAA NGS survey heights; BTS time zones. All public domain.