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1958 Map of Hicksville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Hicksville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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The St Joseph River meanders through the northwest corner of this 1958 survey, where the small communities of Newville and Orangeville sit near its banks. Further east, the town of Hicksville serves as a local hub, anchored by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and containing the County Fairgrounds and a local Hospital. The landscape is defined by the sharp boundary between Indiana and Ohio, crossing through several rural townships including Stafford and Milford.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from the Forest Home Cem on the edge of town to more isolated burial sites like Wartenbe Cem and Alton Cem. The drainage patterns, including the Sol Shank Ditch and Kallian Road Ditch, illustrate a heavily managed agricultural environment typical of the mid-20th century Midwest. Scattered rural settlements like West Milford and Coburn Corners are connected by a network of named country routes such as Buckskin Road and Jericho Road.