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1958 Map of Elizabethtown

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Elizabethtown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Elizabethtown and its surrounding rural townships in Bartholomew and Jennings Counties are documented here in the late 1950s, showing a landscape defined by small crossroads settlements and a network of country churches and family burial grounds. The Pennsylvania Railroad and the Milwaukee Chicago St Paul and Pacific Railroad intersect the southern portion of the map, meeting near the town center and reflecting the area's mid-century rail dependence.

Agricultural land is bisected by several watercourses, most notably Clifty Creek and Sand Creek. The density of localized institutions, such as St Pauls Ch, Shiloh Ch, and the Township Sch, suggests a series of tight-knit rural neighborhoods like Jewell Village and Petersville. Genealogists will find numerous small cemeteries, including Donaldson Cem and New Harmony Cem, positioned along secondary roads and creek bends.