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1958 Map of Columbus SE

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Columbus SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Summit and Alexis townships reveal a landscape of disciplined agricultural expansion in late 1950s Butler County. The map is characterized by a dense network of local education, featuring numerous rural facilities such as School No 41, Brown Sch, and School No 88, which served the scattered farmstead families of the era. The northeastern corner is defined by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, a vital transit link for the region's output, situated near the Bellwood Cem.

Religious and community life is anchored by St Joseph Ch and its adjacent St Joseph Cem, while the southern terrain transitions into more complex topography near the Pleasant View Cem. Industrial activity is localized at several Gravel Pits, providing raw materials for the area's developing infrastructure. The path of Clear Creek in the northwest provides a natural break in the otherwise orderly grid of the Sixth Principal Meridian.