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1902 Map of Indiana

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Indiana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

The borough of Indiana serves as the central hub for this early 20th-century landscape, characterized by a complex network of stream valleys and rising ridge lines. Surveyed at the dawn of the century, the map reveals a region defined by its rail connections and small, dispersed settlements. The Indiana Branch of the Pennsylvania railroad cuts through the terrain, linking the county seat to outlying industrial and agricultural pockets like Homer and Graceton.

Waterways like Two Lick Creek and Yellow Creek dictate the local geography, with roads following the natural contours of the land toward crossroads such as Grove Chapel and Mechanicsburg. The density of named runs and creeks—including McCarthy Run and Tearing Run—highlights the importance of these drainages to the early rural economy. For the researcher, the map preserves the original locations of rural landmarks like Gaibleton and Kintersburg before later development altered the rural township structure.