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1957 Map of Center Point

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Center Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Center Point serves as the hub of this Clay County landscape, where the flat agricultural stretches of Jackson and Cass townships meet the complex topography of Sugar Ridge. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Eel River and its many tributaries, including Birch Creek and McIntyre Creek. This 1957 survey (with 1980s updates) illustrates a transition from the structured grid of rural crossroads to the intensive land use of the era, visible in the strip mining activity that surrounds Dietz Lake and areas south of Hoosierville.

Social and civic life is anchored by small-scale landmarks such as Asbury Ch, Union Ch, and the Brazil Clay Co Airport. Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local history in the named cemeteries like Keiser Cem and Killion Cem, and former school sites like Township Sch and Twp Sch. From the northern boundaries near Asbury to the southern village of Bowling Green, the map details a rural Indiana community balancing traditional farming with the industrial footprint of local clay and coal extraction.