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1960 Map of Greentown

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Greentown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Greentown serves as the primary hub of this eastern Howard County landscape, situated where the St Louis and Chicago New York Railroad intersects with local transit routes. The township of Liberty is defined by the winding course of Wildcat Creek, which creates a band of wooded relief across an otherwise orderly grid of agricultural fields and drainage ditches. Small rural communities like Jerome, West Liberty, and Phlox are scattered throughout the region, often centered around local landmarks such as Eastern Sch or the Jerome Cem.

A network of drainage infrastructure, including named features like Loop Drain and Brunk Drain, illustrates the intensive land management required for the area's farming economy. To the west, the Kokomo Waterworks Res No 2 suggests the area's role in supporting nearby municipal water needs. For genealogists, the map is particularly useful for locating smaller sites like Mt Zion Ch and family-named landmarks like Simpson Cem and Lamb Cem.