1950s Maps of Montgomery County, Indiana

1. 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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4. 1953 Map of Indianapolis, 1965 Print

   

   1953 Indianapolis

   1965 Print · USGS

   Central Indiana and the Illinois borderlands are captured in the mid-sixties, showing the growth of Indianapolis and its industrial rail corridors. Genealogists and historians can trace the development of outlying towns like Zionsville or Beech Grove and find landmarks such as Atterbury AAF and Turkey Run State Park.

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7. 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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10. 1955 Map of Russellville, 1957 Print

    

    1955 Russellville

    1957 Print · USGS

    Northwestern Putnam County in the mid-1950s is defined by the winding Raccoon Creek and the busy Baltimore and Ohio rail line. Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous family burial sites like Golder Cem and trace the original footprints of Russellville and Fincastle.

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13. 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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16. 1956 Map of Indianapolis

    

    1956 Indianapolis

    1956 Print · USGS

    Central Indiana in the mid-fifties is captured during a period of industrial growth and military presence. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail networks of the New York Central or locate regional landmarks like Fort Benjamin Harrison and Camp Atterbury.

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19. 1956 Map of Crawfordsville, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Crawfordsville

    1957 Print · USGS

    Crawfordsville and the surrounding Montgomery County countryside are captured here in the mid-1950s at a peak of rail and river industry. Researchers can trace family sites at Oak Hill Cemetery, visit the old Mt Zion Sch, or locate the bygone depots at Fiskyville and Ames.

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22. 1956 Map of New Market, 1957 Print

    

    1956 New Market

    1957 Print · USGS

    Montgomery County in the mid-fifties is a landscape of established rail towns and quiet rural parishes. Genealogists can trace family names through dozens of sites like Old Hickory Cem, Union Chapel, and the community at Browns Valley.

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25. 1957 Map of Indianapolis

    

    1957 Indianapolis

    1957 Print · USGS

    Central Indiana in the mid-fifties is captured here as a crossroads of major rail lines and nascent federal highways. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named ridges like Poplar Ridge or locate strategic sites like Camp Atterbury and Speedway.

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28. 1957 Map of New Ross, 1959 Print

    

    1957 New Ross

    1959 Print · USGS

    The rail-and-river corridor of central Indiana comes to life in the late fifties, showing the agricultural networks between New Ross and Jamestown. Trace family history through landmarks like Mt Zion Ch and rural burial grounds including New Ross Cem.

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31. 1958 Map of Darlington, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Darlington

    1959 Print · USGS

    Central Indiana's farming townships are captured here in the late fifties, centered on the village of Darlington. Researchers can trace the rail corridors of the Pennsylvania and Monon lines or locate rural landmarks like Youngs Chapel and Township Sch.

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34. 1958 Map of Roachdale, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Roachdale

    1959 Print · USGS

    Putnam County in the late fifties was a hub of transit where the Monon and Baltimore and Ohio railroads met. Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural landscape through the Roachdale Cem, Haw Creek Ch, and the Ernie Pyle Memorial Highway.

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37. 1958 Map of Linden, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Linden

    1959 Print · USGS

    The Montgomery County prairie was defined by a cross-hatch of rail lines and rural roads during the mid-fifties. Genealogists and local historians can trace the foundations of New Richmond, Linden, and the old Wilson-Killen Cem.

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40. 1958 Map of Ladoga, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Ladoga

    1959 Print · USGS

    Montgomery County was a landscape of fertile creek valleys and intersecting rail lines in the late 1950s. Researchers can locate the early layout of Ladoga and trace family heritage at Harshbarger Cem, Snow Cem, or along the Monon railroad.

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43. 1958 Map of Kirkpatrick, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Kirkpatrick

    1959 Print · USGS

    The rural borderlands of Tippecanoe and Montgomery counties are captured here in the late fifties, showing a landscape of rail-fed hamlets and productive farmland. Genealogists can locate family landmarks like Peterson Cem and the rural Potato Creek Ch.

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46. 1958 Map of North Salem, 1959 Print

    

    1958 North Salem

    1959 Print · USGS

    Central Indiana's farming heartland comes to life in the late fifties, centered on the village of North Salem. Genealogists and local historians can trace the paths of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and find rural landmarks like Mt Olivet Ch and New Maysville.

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