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1958 Map of Little York

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Little York
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Little York and the surrounding township lands of Gibson and Franklin dominate this late-1950s landscape, where small rural communities are connected by a network of local roads and creek valleys. The terrain transitions from the bottomlands of the Muscatatuck River and its Fork in the north to the heavily wooded ridges of the Jackson-Washington State Forest in the west. This forested uplands area is marked by a concentration of named hollows, including Bane Hollow and Rutherford Hollow, reflecting a rugged topography that limited large-scale agriculture.

Local life is anchored by community landmarks such as Mt Carmel Ch, Mt Hebron Ch, and the Township Sch. Genealogists will find a high density of family-named burial grounds like McKnight Cem and Hamilton Cem, often situated near vanished or small crossroads like Pumpkin Center and New Philadelphia. These settlements, along with the Lookout Tower on a high ridge, provide a clear record of the area's mid-century rural infrastructure before modern expansion.