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1966 Map of Bloomington

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Bloomington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Monon railroad corridor bisects this mid-century landscape, framing the expansion of Bloomington and its surrounding suburban and rural communities. In the northwest, Ellettsville and the small settlement of Dolan in the northeast sit amidst a terrain defined by numerous quarries, reflecting the region's enduring limestone industry. The urban core is densely marked with institutional landmarks, from the Courthouse and Federal Bldg downtown to the Indiana University Stadium and University Lake on the campus outskirts.

Education and local history are well-represented by a network of neighborhood schools like Hensonburg Sch, Fairview Sch, and Binford Jr High Sch. Beyond the city limits, the map traces the early development of residential tracts such as West Brook Downs and Highland Village, while the Kisters Field Monroe County Airport occupies the southwest corner. Water features like Griffy Reservoir and Beanblossom Creek provide a natural contrast to the growing infrastructure of state police radio towers and municipal sewage disposal plants.