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1957 Map of Churubusco

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Churubusco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Churubusco serves as the primary hub on this late 1950s survey, situated where the Pennsylvania railroad line intersects with the historic Lincoln Highway. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the Eel River and numerous glacial bodies of water including Blue Lake and Lake Everett. A distinct agricultural and residential pattern emerges along a dense network of country roads such as Wade Road and Hathaway Road, which connect rural farmsteads to local landmarks like Wesley Chapel and First Eel River Ch.

Historically significant sites are prominently marked along the riverbanks, most notably the La Balme Monument and the Eet River Fort Monument. These locations, paired with family-named burial grounds like Jeffries Cem and Wigent Cem, provide essential data for genealogists and local historians tracing the early settlement of the Whitley and Allen County border area. The presence of the Solon settlement and the Sand and Gravel Pit near the river reflects the localized industrial and social centers of mid-century Indiana.