1973 Map of Auburn

About this map

Auburn serves as the focal point of this northeast Indiana landscape, revealing a city defined by its civic infrastructure and rail heritage in the early 1970s. The town core is dense with local history landmarks, including the Courthouse, Library, and Harrison Sch, while the presence of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor highlights the industrial connectivity of the era. To the south and west, the terrain transitions into a grid of rural farmsteads and agricultural townships like Jackson and Butler, where smaller communities such as New Era and Saint Johns persist alongside country landmarks like Meese Ch and Salem Ch. The map provides an intricate look at the region's drainage system, with numerous man-made channels like Peckhart Ditch and Dosch Ditch engineered to manage the headwaters of Cedar Creek. This survey captures a moment of modern transition, balancing traditional cemeteries like Roselawn Cem with then-contemporary developments like the Auburn-DeKalb Airport.