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1959 Map of Beech Grove

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Beech Grove
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Beech Grove serves as the industrial and transit hub of this 1959 survey, dominated by the massive rail yard facilities of the New York Central RR. The surrounding landscape in southeastern Indianapolis shows a period of rapid suburban transition, where new residential developments like Twin Brooks and Rosedale Hills begin to push into the agricultural fields of Franklin and Perry townships. The local institutional fabric is well-represented by parochial centers such as Holy Name Sch & Ch and the St Francis Hospital complex.

Rural character remains prominent further south and east, with landmarks like Wheatcraft Airport and the Fairgrounds providing community anchors. The map records numerous family-named cemeteries and small churches, including Maple Hill Ch & Cem and Burge Terrace Ch, which serve the established community of New Bethel (Wanamaker PO). Waterways like Buck Creek and Lick Creek wind through the terrain, which is also crisscrossed by early transit markers such as Shelbyville Road and Stop 11 Road.