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1961 Map of Arcola

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Arcola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The Treaty Line cuts a diagonal path through this southwestern portion of Allen County, marking an early nineteenth-century boundary that still influenced local property lines when this survey was conducted. The village of Arcola serves as a northern anchor, characterized by the Arcola Sch and the spiritual and communal center at St Patricks Ch and its accompanying St Patricks Cem. This era shows a landscape in transition, where established rural hamlets like Dunfee and Ellisville meet the post-war suburban growth of developments such as Liberty Hills, Manor Woods, and Rolling Hills.

The dual influence of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad is evident, tracing the movement of people and goods across the flat Midwestern terrain. Waterways like Aboite Creek and the Little River drain the landscape, while numerous family-named burial grounds, including Broxon Cem and Kelsey Cem, offer vital touchpoints for genealogists tracing the lineage of settlers in Jefferson and Aboite townships.