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1962 Map of Bargersville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Bargersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Bargersville serves as the focal point of this Johnson County landscape, where the Illinois Central Gulf railroad cuts a diagonal line through the rolling farmland. The map documents a transition in land use as residential growth, indicated by purple revisions, begins to expand around historic centers like Smith Valley, Stones Crossing, and Critchfield. A dense network of family-named cemeteries, such as Boles Cem, Gilmore Cem, and Messersmith Cem, provides a detailed record of early settlement patterns and genealogical heritage in the area.

Waterways like Honey Creek and the White River define the western boundaries, while the central hills are punctuated by landmarks like Sally Doty Hill and the Center Grove High Sch. To the north, the Drive-in Theater and Forest Lawn Cemetery reflect the mid-century development of the suburban fringe. This document preserves the intersection of traditional agricultural life with the emerging infrastructure of the 1960s and 1980s.