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1962 Map of Marietta

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Marietta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The Big Blue River and Sugar Creek converge across a landscape of agriculture and military infrastructure in this early 1960s survey. To the southwest, the boundary of the Camp Atterbury Military Reservation dominates the terrain, featuring a pumphouse and water tank near the Pennsylvania railroad line. Small rural settlements like Bengal, Marietta, and Mt Auburn serve as local hubs, connected by a network of sectional roads such as North Road and South Road.

Genealogists will find several family-named landmarks and community sites, including Smiley Cem, Brockman Cem, and Blue River Ch. The mapping of drainage features like Gibson Ditch alongside the natural meandering of the Big Blue River illustrates the mid-century efforts of the Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission to manage the low-lying farmland surrounding these Shelby and Johnson County townships.