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1962 Map of Amboy

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Amboy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Agricultural lands and rail junctions define this area of north-central Indiana during the early 1960s. The landscape is a patchwork of small farms, connected by a rigid grid of country roads and several major rail lines, including the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, which intersect at Amboy. These tracks served as vital arteries for grain transport from local elevators in settlements like North Grove and Converse.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of family and community burial grounds, such as Herchberger Cem, Shrock Cem, and Park Lawn Cem. The presence of the Dunkard Ch and Honey Creek Ch highlights the religious foundations of these rural townships. Across the Miami Co Howard Co line, the map also captures the transition to more modern infrastructure, including the Converse Airport and a network of drainage systems like Miller Ditch and Fisher Ditch that shaped the fertile plains of Liberty and Jackson.