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1965 Map of Columbia City

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Columbia City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Columbia City serves as the mid-1960s focal point of this Whitley County survey, featuring a downtown detailed with the Courthouse, Museum, and County Hospital. The Pennsylvania railroad cuts through the heart of the city, illustrating the transportation network that historically supported the local economy. North of the urban center, the landscape shifts toward the water-rich recreation area of Tri-Lakes, where Shriner Lake, Cedar Lake, and Round Lake are prominent.

Rural life in this era is evidenced by a dense network of numbered roads like 500 North Road and the diagonal Old Treaty Road. Small agricultural and rail hamlets such as Collins and Coesse dot the periphery, supported by community institutions like St Johns Ch and Oak Grove Ch. The winding courses of the Blue River and Eel River dictate the drainage of the terrain, while local industry is represented by several gravel operations, including a Sand and Gravel Pit near the southern boundary.