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1960 Map of Bryan

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Bryan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Williams County seat of Bryan dominates the northern half of this 1960s-era topographic study, shown during a period of steady mid-century expansion. The town's grid is anchored by City Hall, while local education is represented by Washington Sch and Lincoln Sch. Beyond the urban center, the landscape transitions into a patchwork of rural townships including Center, Pulaski, and Washington, where the serpentine path of Lick Creek cuts through the farmland. Evidence of 1973 updates appear in purple, highlighting new residential footprints and infrastructure like the Williams County Airport and the Drive-In Theater.

Smaller outlying settlements such as Williams Center and Ney provide important genealogical touchpoints, particularly when paired with scattered burial grounds like Brown Cem, Retters Cem, and Trinity Cem. The Penn Central rail lines and a series of named rural routes, including Beerbower Road and Scott Road, define the transportation network connecting these agricultural communities across the Williams and Defiance County line.