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1960 Map of Hartford City West

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Hartford City West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Taylor University and the town of Upland anchor the northwestern corner of this Indiana landscape, where the agricultural traditions of the Midwest are clearly documented. The map details a transition from the structured street grid of Hartford City to the sprawling research fields of the Miller Purdue Agricultural Center. Rural life in the mid-20th century is mapped through a network of country churches like Union Ch and Pleasant Grove Ch, alongside numerous family burial grounds including Shields Cem and Mills Cem.

Water and infrastructure define the southern half of the quadrangle, where the Mississinewa River flows near Matthews, featuring a Covered Bridge and the Olive Branch Cem. The map tracks the industrial and social footprint of the era, from the Blackford Golf Course to the County Infirmary and various Gravel Pits that supported local road development. This survey serves as a vital record of Blackford and Grant counties before modern suburban expansion altered these agricultural townships.