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1961 Map of Edinburg

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Edinburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The confluence of the Blue River and Big Sugar Creek forms the Driftwood River just west of Edinburg, creating a landscape defined by moving water and shifting county lines. This early 1960s revision documents a period when the Pennsylvania railroad line still served as a primary corridor through Taylorsville, connecting the rural township schools and river-valley settlements. Significant federal footprints are visible on the periphery, with the Camp Atterbury Military Reservation bordering the west and the expansive runways of Bakalar Air Force Base occupying the southeast corner.

Local history is preserved in details like the Tannehill Covered Bridge and numerous small burial grounds such as Treadway Cem and Steenberger Cem. The map illustrates the region's agricultural and industrial character through several Sand and Gravel Pits and the Aqueduct near the river bend. Small communities like Cuba, North Park, and Lowell provide a look at the residential development pattern between the major river forks during this era.