1960 Map of Kempton

About this map

Kempton and Goldsmith serve as the primary hubs for this rural Indiana landscape, which is defined by a dense network of drainage canals and agricultural settlements. The New York Chicago and St Louis railroad cuts through the southern portion of the sheet, providing a vital transport corridor for local farmers. The map reveals a deeply established social structure through its numerous country churches and cemeteries, such as Mt Olive Ch, Bethel Ch, and the Wolford Cem near Tetersburg. An intriguing historical marker is found in the south, where the Old Indian Treaty Boundary Ditch aligns with the township lines of Jefferson and Liberty. This intricate system of named waterways, including Carter Ditch and Broad Creek, underscores the massive scale of 19th-century land reclamation that transformed these central Indiana wetlands into productive farmland.