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1953 Map of Greenwood

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Greenwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The rail-corridor settlements of Johnson County are clearly defined in the early 1950s, with the Pennsylvania railroad serving as a central spine through the landscape. This era shows Greenwood and Whiteland as concentrated hubs amidst a heavily surveyed drainage network including Grassy Ditch, Brewer Ditch, and Hurricane Creek. The importance of local education and community life is marked by the South Side Sch and the Community Ch near the eastern township lines.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural burial grounds, such as Nolan Cem, Rocklane Cem, and Pleasant Grove Cem, which reflect the older pioneer settlement patterns of Pleasant and Clark townships. Terrain features like Polk Hill and Kelly Hill break the otherwise engineered agricultural plains, while industrial markers like the Gravel Pit south of Donalds Knoll indicate the local extraction activities of the period.