1953 Map of Lowden

About this map

Lowden sits as a primary junction for the Chicago And North Western railroad, anchoring a landscape of agricultural sections and scattered rural schoolhouses in the early 1950s. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Yankee Run Creek, Lizard Creek, and Rock Creek, which cut through the townships of Massillon, Springfield, and Inland. Genealogists will find a wealth of data points across this Cedar County survey, which records several family or community burying grounds including Van Horn Cemetery and Inland Cemetery. The map documents a period of educational consolidation, marking several former school sites as defunct, such as Hickey School (Abandoned) and Rosette School (Abandoned). Active local hubs at the time of the field check include Memorial Park and the rural Limerick School.