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1956 Map of Crawfordsville

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Crawfordsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Sugar Creek winds through the heart of Montgomery County, anchoring the landscape of Crawfordsville during the mid-1950s. The city is established as a regional center of education and industry, centered around the campus of Wabash College and the local seat of government at the Courthouse. This era shows a community defined by its institutional strength, with numerous neighborhood schools like Laura G Hose Sch and John Beard Sch serving growing residential blocks.

Outside the city limits, the terrain transitions into a patchwork of rural holdings and small settlements. To the west, Yountsville sits along the creek, while several family-named burial grounds like Potts Cem and O'Neal Cem dot the countryside, providing essential clues for genealogical research. The infrastructure of the period is highlighted by the intersection of the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads, which facilitated the movement of goods from local Gravel Pits and Kilns to wider markets.