1950s Maps of Miami County, Indiana

1. 1951 Map of Peru

   

   1951 Peru

   1951 Print · USGS

   The city of Peru serves as a bustling rail and river hub in the early fifties, where the Wabash and Mississinewa rivers meet. Researchers can trace historic family names at Mount Hope Cemetery or locate old schoolhouses like Victory School and Richland Sch.

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4. 1951 Map of Onward

   

   1951 Onward

   1951 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Cass County is defined here by its intersection of rail and river commerce just as military land use began to shift. Genealogists can trace family names and local sites like Boyer Cem, McNelly Chapel, and the decommissioned Bunker Hill Naval Air Station.

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7. 1951 Map of Twelve Mile

   

   1951 Twelve Mile

   1951 Print · USGS

   Cass and Miami County farmstead life and rail transit are captured here in the early fifties, as three major railroads crossed the landscape. Researchers can trace family roots through numerous rural landmarks like Old German Ch, Twelve Mile, and Eel River Chapel Cem.

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10. 1951 Map of Bunker Hill

    

    1951 Bunker Hill

    1951 Print · USGS

    Bunker Hill and southern Miami County are shown here in the early fifties at a peak of midwestern rail activity. Genealogists can trace family roots at Springdale Cem or locate rural landmarks like Santa Fe Ch and the County Farm.

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13. 1951 Map of Richvalley

    

    1951 Richvalley

    1951 Print · USGS

    The river valleys of Wabash County are captured here at the start of the 1950s, showing a landscape defined by the Wabash River and the local rail line. Researchers can trace historic family burial sites like Francis Godfroy Cem and early settlements including Richvalley and Erie.

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16. 1953 Map of Somerset, 1954 Print

    

    1953 Somerset

    1954 Print · USGS

    The Mississinewa River valley in the early 1950s reveals a network of historic trails and river-dependent settlements across the Wabash and Grant county border. Genealogists can trace family roots at Sugar Grove Cem and Union Chapel, or locate forgotten sites like Pearson Mill.

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19. 1953 Map of Peoria, 1955 Print

    

    1953 Peoria

    1955 Print · USGS

    In the early 1950s, the Mississinewa River valley remained a landscape of dense state forest and small farming hamlets. Researchers can trace the heritage of local settlements like Peoria and Santa Fe, or locate family burial sites at Slocum Cem and Keyes Cem.

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22. 1953 Map of Danville, 1965 Print

    

    1953 Danville

    1965 Print · USGS

    Indiana and Illinois crossroads come to life in this mid-century survey as the interstate era begins to reshape the river-and-rail landscape. Genealogists and collectors can trace the historic paths of the Nickel Plate railroad or locate smaller communities like Veedersburg, Goodland, and Bismarck.

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25. 1953 Map of Muncie, 1966 Print

    

    1953 Muncie

    1966 Print · USGS

    Indiana and Ohio borderlands thrive in the early fifties, showing a landscape defined by manufacturing cities and an intensive railroad network. Genealogists can trace family roots across the Indiana-Ohio line through Muncie, Celina, and Portland via the Pennsylvania railroad.

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28. 1955 Map of Danville

    

    1955 Danville

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Indiana-Illinois borderlands during the mid-fifties reveal a landscape of thriving rail hubs and university towns. Researchers can trace the legacy of Purdue University, the Tippecanoe Battlefield, and the path of the Pennsylvania RR.

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31. 1956 Map of Muncie

    

    1956 Muncie

    1956 Print · USGS

    Eastern Indiana and western Ohio are shown at a peak of rail-driven industry in the mid-fifties. Genealogists and rail historians can trace the paths of the Pennsylvania RR through Muncie or locate landmarks like Lake Saint Marys (Grand Lake Reservoir) and Frances Slocum State Forest.

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34. 1956 Map of Danville

    

    1956 Danville

    1956 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Indiana and Illinois are captured here as the river-and-rail economy evolved into the modern highway era. Researchers can trace ancestral roots and old transport lines through Logansport, Battle Ground, and the dams at Lake Shafer.

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37. 1959 Map of Galveston, 1960 Print

    

    1959 Galveston

    1960 Print · USGS

    Galveston and northern Howard County appear here in the late fifties, showcasing a landscape of railway-connected villages and tidy farm grids. Researchers can trace family history at Mt Zion Ch or locate old burial grounds like Sprinkle Cem and Rush Cem.

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40. 1959 Map of Miami, 1960 Print

    

    1959 Miami

    1960 Print · USGS

    The borderlands of Miami and Howard County in the late fifties show a landscape of productive farm tracts and small rural hamlets. Researchers can trace family origins at Chitick Cemetery or Wawpecong, and follow the old Pennsylvania RR corridor.

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