Ohio County Linear Features Including Roads and Hydrography

U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line shapefiles provide linear geographic features for Ohio County, Indiana. The data includes edges representing roads, railroads, and hydrography, each with a unique TLID identifier. This extract is part of a seamless national database designed for standalone use or combination with other files.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network connectivity and density in Ohio County using the linear edge features.
• Map hydrographic features like rivers and streams from the All Lines Shapefile for environmental planning.
• Join separate relationship (.dbf) files to the shapefile using the TLID to access additional road attributes.
• Combine this county-level shapefile with others to model regional transportation or hydrological networks.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau MAF/TIGER Database (MTDB).
• Shapefiles are topologically integrated with no overlaps or gaps, ensuring spatial consistency.
• Each linear feature edge has a unique TIGER/Line identifier (TLID) for precise referencing.

Limitations

• Attribute data for linear features is stored in separate relationship files that must be downloaded and joined manually.
• The dataset scope is limited to a single county (Ohio County, IN) rather than a broader region.
• Sample data and specific record counts (rows) are unavailable to assess the dataset's scale.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extract from the Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database (MTDB).

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Data reflects the 2023 TIGER/Line release and was last updated on the platform in August 2025.

Geography

Ohio County, Indiana, United States