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2016 Map of Mecca

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Mecca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Big Raccoon Creek and its many tributaries, including Rock Run and Little Raccoon Creek, define the landscape of this Parke County region. The waterway is notably spanned by a significant concentration of historic crossings, including the Mecca Bridge, the Harry Evans Covered Bridge, and the Roseville Covered Bridge at Coxville. These structures highlight a preservation of local transit traditions in a rural Indiana corridor defined by small settlements and family farms.

Genealogists can find numerous burial grounds scattered across the townships, such as Union Cem near Bradfield Corner and Mount Pleasant Cem further south. The settlement pattern remains largely dispersed, connecting established towns like Mecca, Lyford, and Rosedale via a grid of county roads. The western edge of the quadrangle is marked by agricultural infrastructure like the Lyford Dike and Levee Association Ditch, indicating the managed water systems necessary for farming the bottoms near the Wabash valley.