1962 Map of Boggstown

About this map

Sugar Creek winds through the heart of this landscape, anchoring a series of riverside landmarks including The Red Mills and recreational sites like Broad Ripple Camp and Walnut Grove Camp. The map documents a transition in rural Indiana, where established agricultural settlements like Boggstown and Needham are situated alongside numerous family burial grounds, such as Hough Cem, Gallagher Cem, and Wiles Cem. This survey reflects the mid-century infrastructure of Johnson and Shelby Counties, showing the intricate web of drainage ditches like Gibson Ditch that sustain the local farmland. Genealogists will find particular value in the localized labels for early rural institutions, including Needham Ch and the remote Sandhill Cem located in the southeastern quadrant of the sheet.