1960 Map of Brazil East

About this map

Extensive Strip Mines and industrial pockets define the corridor between Brazil and Knightsville, reflecting the intense coal extraction that once shaped Clay County. The National Road and the Conrail rail line cut a sharp east-west path through the center of the sheet, providing the primary lifelines for small settlements like Harmony and Carbon. This map captures a landscape in transition, where earlier surface mining operations left a distinct footprint of tiered earth and water-filled pits among active farmland. Local genealogy is well-preserved through numerous family and community landmarks, including the Redman Cem, Calcutta Cem, and several rural churches such as Mt Lebanon Ch and Crows Creek Ch. The presence of the Treaty Line and various township boundaries further illustrates the formal organization of the Indiana countryside during this era of mid-century growth and industrial revision.