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1961 Map of Coldwater

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Coldwater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Mercer County's rural agricultural landscape is bisected by the historic Greenville Treaty Line, a demarcation that separates the Congress Lands to the north from the Miami River Survey to the south. This boundary is followed closely by Treaty Line Road, which cuts through the southern half of the quadrangle near Wendelin. The village of Coldwater serves as a primary hub in the northeast, characterized by its grid of streets, New York Central Railroad tracks, and Memorial Park.

Smaller Catholic settlements like St Peter, Philothea, and St Joseph dot the countryside, often centered around local parish landmarks such as St Marys Cem. The drainage of the Wabash River and its tributaries, including Little Bear Creek, patterns the terrain between extensive farm plots and scattered Oil Wells. The map also captures infrastructure of the era, from a rural Landing Field to the industrial presence of multiple gas wells and gravel pits.