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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 Jewell Village anchor the southern reaches of this mid-century rural landscape, where the confluence of agriculture and industry is defined by a dense network of transit. The Pennsylvania railroad cuts a sharp diagonal through the countryside, intersecting with the Milwaukee ST Paul And Pacific and the Chicago And Pennsylvania lines to form a major rail hub near the town center. This intersection highlights the importance of the rail economy for the small farming communities of Clay and Sand Creek townships.

Waterways like Clifty Creek, Sand Creek, and Little Rock Creek weave through the terrain, punctuated by social and spiritual landmarks such as Wesley Chapel, St Pauls Ch, and Shiloh Ch. The map provides significant genealogical value, documenting numerous family and community burial grounds including New Harmony Cem, Donaldson Cem, and Springer Cem. Educational sites like Clifty Sch and Township Sch further illustrate the distribution of late 1950s rural life across Bartholomew and Jennings counties.