1962 Map of Cumberland

About this map

Cumberland stands as a focal point along the historic National Road, marking the border between Marion and Hancock counties during a period of suburban expansion into the Indiana countryside. The landscape is a dense network of family-named cemeteries and rural institutions, such as the Sunnyside Sanatorium and Billings VA Hospital near the Fort Benjamin Harrison Mil Res boundary. This transition from farmland to residential development is evident in the cluster of small family burial grounds like Witte Cem, Langenberger Cem, and Snider Cem that persist alongside newer infrastructure like the Mount Comfort Airport. The drainage patterns of Buck Creek and its many tributaries, including Doe Creek and Muesing Cr, define the terrain of Warren and Sugar Creek townships, while the Conrail line provides a continuous industrial link across the central plains.