1962 Map of Jonesville

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White River and its varied tributaries, including Sand Creek and the East Fork White River, anchor this rural Indiana landscape at the confluence of Bartholomew and Jackson Counties. The 1962 survey documents a transition in local infrastructure, where traditional gathering places like Walker Chapel and St Johns Ch remain central to the dispersed community. Small settlements such as Waynesville, Rosstown, and Jonesville are interspersed with specialized locations like Peters Switch, a waypoint along the Pennsylvania railroad line. The map reveals a structured grid of rural roads, including 850 South Road and 950 South Road, that connect family farms to local education centers like White Creek Sch and Township Sch. To the south, Peters Lake and the residential clusters at Little Acre and Bobtown indicate the localized development patterns emerging near the river forks.