Loading map...

1957 Map of Knox East

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Knox East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Knox serves as the regional hub of Starke County in this mid-century survey, its downtown grid marked by a Courthouse, Po, and several educational landmarks including Central School and the local High School. The settlement pattern follows the meandering path of the Yellow River, which cuts across the central landscape. The era's transportation infrastructure is well-defined, with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Chicago and St Louis Railroad providing vital links to the broader region.

Beyond the town limits, the countryside is organized into a network of drainage systems like Bailey Ditch and Morse Ditch, reflecting the agricultural transformation of northern Indiana. Smaller communities such as Grovertown and Ober appear alongside numerous rural family-named burial sites, including Crown Hill Cemetery and Oak Grove Cemetery, which provide valuable location data for genealogists and local historians.