1959 Map of Galveston

About this map

Galveston serves as the central hub of this late-1950s survey, situated where the Pennsylvania railroad cuts a diagonal path through the grid of rural township roads. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of agricultural drainage, including the Turley Ditch and the Mc Kay Dredge Ditch, which support the farmsteads of Jackson and Deer Creek townships. The map is particularly valuable for its density of local heritage sites, documenting a series of country cemeteries such as Patterson Cem and McWilliams Cem, alongside institutions like the Township Sch. To the south, the northern reaches of Kokomo and the Bon Air neighborhood begin to appear, marked by the Roosevelt Sch and local parks. This record provides a clear view of the transition between small-town railway centers and the expanding industrial fringe of Howard County.