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1960 Map of Dixon

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Dixon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Monroeville anchors the western edge of this survey, where the Penn Central rail line cuts a straight path southeast toward the cross-border community of Dixon. This landscape, straddling the Indiana-Ohio state line, is defined by its transition from a settled agricultural grid to more concentrated railway nodes. The map preserves the exact locations of several rural social anchors, including the Walnut Grove Ch and Bethlehem Ch, which served the surrounding townships of Benton, Monroe, and Tully.

Waterways like Flatrock Creek and Blue Creek provide the primary natural breaks in the rectangular road network. For those researching family history, the map provides precise coordinates for numerous burial sites such as Odd Fellows Cem, McNeal Cem, and Alpha Cem. The presence of East Liberty and Wolfcale further illustrates the localized settlement patterns of the mid-20th century, before more modern infrastructure altered the rural character of these border counties.