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1963 Map of Bellmore

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Bellmore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Big Raccoon Creek and its newly formed Mansfield Reservoir dominate this mid-century portrait of eastern Parke County. The landscape is a transition between the established rail corridors of the north and the emerging water-based leisure economy of the south, anchored by the Raccoon Lake State Recreation Area. Small agrarian settlements like Portland Mills and Hollandsburg sit near the water's edge, while the crossing of the Pennsylvania RR and the Baltimore and Ohio RR at Guion and Milligan preserves the importance of steam-era transportation.

Genealogists can locate numerous small family burial grounds including Lough Cem, Brummett Cem, and Mt Moriah Cem. Cultural landmarks of the period are well-documented, from the Covered Bridge on the creek to the Township Sch and rural congregations like the Parkville Ch. Together, these details provide a clear view of an Indiana community adapting as its traditional valleys were flooded for conservation and flood control.