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1970 Map of Greencastle

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Greencastle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Greencastle serves as the focal point of this Putnam County landscape, where the campus of De Pauw Univ and the downtown Courthouse define the mid-century civic center. The surrounding terrain is a mix of agricultural utility and established transport corridors, anchored by the Penn Central and Monon railroads. To the north, the small community of Brick Chapel and its associated Brick Chapel Cem mark a long-standing rural hub.

Waterways like Big Walnut Creek and Clear Creek wind through the countryside, crossed by notable structures including the Bakers Camp Covered Bridge and Wildwood Bridge. For genealogists and local researchers, the map identifies numerous rural burial sites such as Old Union Cem and Rander Cem, alongside scattered schools like Shadowlawn Sch and the Jones Sch. The transition of the landscape is further marked by the Greencastle Municipal Airport and the residential growth near Fox Ridge.