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1957 Map of Hutsonville

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Hutsonville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Wabash River meanders along the Illinois-Indiana border in this late-1950s survey, defining a landscape shaped by river commerce and rail transportation. On the Indiana side, the Merom Institute sits atop a bluff overlooking the Merom Ferry, while the Illinois shoreline features the prominent Hutsonville Cutoff and the industrial infrastructure of an Oil Refinery near Gordon. The presence of several Indian Mounds near the river suggests a deep history of settlement, predating the modern grid of schools and churches like Ohio Chapel and Kingsley Ch.

Railroad connectivity is a central theme, with the New York Central and Illinois Central lines threading through rural agricultural tracts. Traces of an earlier era are visible in labels for the Liberty Sch and Crow Sch, marking a shift in the local educational landscape. From the Municipal Landing Field to the Merom Station, the map captures a period of transition for communities like West Union, Fairbanks, and York.