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1960 Map of Alexandria

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Alexandria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Alexandria and the surrounding townships of Boone, Van Buren, and Monroe define the landscape of northern Madison County. This 1960 survey, updated in the early 1990s, captures the industrial and agricultural rhythm of the era, centered on the Norfolk and Western railroad corridor. The grid of country roads reveals a dense network of local institutions, from Cunningham Sch to rural religious centers like Union Ch and Lilly Creek Ch.

A complex drainage system of small runs and creeks, including Pipe Creek and Lilly Creek, dictates the terrain. Traces of earlier history are visible in the Old Indian Trail cutting across the central fields. Small industrial and civic markers such as the Gimco City settlement and the Sewage Disposal facility near Alexandria provide a window into the mid-century infrastructure supporting these Indiana communities.