The Mississinewa River winds through the heart of Grant County, anchoring a landscape defined by small-town Indiana industry and a complex network of agricultural drainage. Gas City and Jonesboro dominate the northwest, where a dense grid of streets like Walnut Dr and Virgil Dr transitions into the expansive farmland of the eastern and southern reaches. Local heritage is preserved at sites like Riverside Cem and Walnut Creek Cem, while smaller settlements such as Fowlerton and Matthews punctuate the rural sections. The map reveals the extensive engineering of the local watershed, featuring numerous named waterways including Galatia Ditch, Fowler Ditch, and Hoppas Ditch which support the surrounding fields. Near the eastern edge, Sports Lake and Upland provide further orientation for this well-settled portion of the Indiana interior.
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1953 · Muncie
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Muncie
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1960 · Alexandria
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Wheeling
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Fairmount
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Gas City
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Gaston
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1960 · Hartford City West
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1961 · Marion
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1962 · Roll
USGS Topo · 1:24,000