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1966 Map of Axtell

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Axtell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

Axtell sits in the northeast corner of this Marshall County survey, a concentrated hub of settlement defined by its connection to the Union Pacific railroad. The surrounding landscape is carved by an intricate network of waterways, including Snipe Creek, Guittard Creek, and the North Fork Black Vermillion River, which drain the varied topography of Guittard, Murray, Rock, and Lincoln townships.

Rural life in the mid-1960s is evidenced by the placement of the Mission Covenant Ch and the nearby Mission Covenant Cem, alongside the Salem Ch. These religious and civic landmarks, together with a Gravel Pit and a Roadside Park, illustrate a community built on a foundation of agriculture and transport. The map includes purple photorevisions from the early 1980s, highlighting subtle changes in land use and infrastructure over a fifteen-year period.