1962 Map of Decatur

About this map

Decatur serves as the industrial and civic heart of Adams County on this topographic record, centered on the winding St Marys River. The town's mid-century layout is defined by the intersection of the Norfolk and Western and Erie Railroad lines, which supported local industries like the brick Kilns shown on the southern edge of town. Beyond the urban core, the map detail extends to peripheral communities such as Monmouth and the Elm Tree Crossroads, revealing a landscape of gridded section lines and agricultural drainage through an extensive system of unnamed ditches.