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1902 Map of Indiana

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Indiana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The borough of Indiana serves as the central hub of this turn-of-the-century landscape, positioned at a vital junction where the Pennsylvania railroad and the Indiana Branch converge. The topography is defined by the winding paths of Two Lick Creek and Crooked Creek, which carve through a series of named ridges and summits such as Kunkle Hill and Warner Hill.

Smaller rural settlements like Dixonville, Homer, and Mechanicsburg are scattered throughout the surrounding townships, connected by a network of early roads and rail lines that supported the region's agricultural and industrial growth. The intricate drainage patterns of smaller tributaries, including Plum Creek and Yellow Creek, reveal a deeply dissected plateau, offering genealogists and historians a clear view of the land as it was surveyed at the dawn of the twentieth century.