1950s Maps of Owen County, Indiana

1. 1950 Map of Gosport

   

   1950 Gosport

   1950 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Owen and Monroe Counties center on the winding river valley as the regional rail network and park system flourished. Researchers can trace rural lineages through sites like Old Dutch Ch, Stinesville, and the Chambersville Cem.

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4. 1950 Map of Arney

   

   1950 Arney

   1950 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Owen County life centered on the river junctions and rural townships. Trace the paths of the New York Central railroad and find historic river landmarks like Farmers Ferry and small settlements like Point Commerce.

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7. 1953 Map of Coal City

   

   1953 Coal City

   1953 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Owen and Clay counties are shown here during a peak era of surface mining and rail transport. Researchers can trace the Wabash and Erie Canal or locate rural landmarks like New Hope Ch and Tapawingo Lake.

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10. 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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13. 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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16. 1956 Map of Cataract, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Cataract

    1957 Print · USGS

    Owen County's landscape is defined by its state forests and the waters of the lake in the mid-fifties. Researchers can trace the Monon rail line or locate rural landmarks like Cataract Falls, Ernie Pyle Island, and Mill Grove Ch.

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19. 1956 Map of Patricksburg, 1957 Print

    

    1956 Patricksburg

    1957 Print · USGS

    Owen County in the mid-fifties was a landscape defined by the intersection of rail transport and rural industry. Genealogists can trace the location of family burial grounds like Steubenville Cem and landmarks like Patricksburg or the Monon Line.

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22. 1956 Map of Freedom, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Freedom

    1958 Print · USGS

    Across the Owen and Greene County line in the mid-1950s, the river and rail network defined life for rural townships. Researchers can trace family roots through dozens of sites like Hedding Ch, McIndoo Cem, and the riverfront settlement of Freedom.

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25. 1956 Map of Spencer, 1958 Print

    

    1956 Spencer

    1958 Print · USGS

    Owen County's landscape in the mid-fifties is centered on the river-bend town of Spencer and the wooded tracts of Owen State Forest. Genealogists and historians can trace family burial sites like Palestine Cem or locate the old Pennsylvania rail route and Southport settlement.

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28. 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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31. 1957 Map of Clay City, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Clay City

    1958 Print · USGS

    Indiana's Eel River valley comes into sharp focus during the late fifties, showing the interplay between rural agriculture and industrial rail lines. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous sites like St Peters Ch, Middlebury, and the Red Brush Cem.

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34. 1957 Map of Whitehall, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Whitehall

    1958 Print · USGS

    Southern Indiana's rural landscape is captured here in the mid-1950s at the junction of Monroe, Owen, and Greene counties. Researchers can trace ancestral roots through numerous local landmarks like Garrison Chapel, Whitehall, and the Hopewell Cem.

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37. 1957 Map of Poland, 1958 Print

    

    1957 Poland

    1958 Print · USGS

    Cataract Lake and the Cagle Mill Dam emerge as major landmarks in the Indiana countryside of the mid-1950s. Genealogists can trace family names at Raab Crossroads or locate rural sites like Greeley Ch, Nier Cem, and Township Sch.

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40. 1958 Map of Quincy, 1959 Print

    

    1958 Quincy

    1959 Print · USGS

    Owen County is captured in the late fifties at a time when the rail-and-river landscape still defined local life. Genealogists can trace family names at Hudson Hill Cem and Mannan Cem or locate the village of Quincy near the historic Treaty Boundary.

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