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1963 Map of Mecca

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Mecca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Big Raccoon Creek meanders through the heart of Parke County, framing a landscape defined by its 19th-century river-and-rail infrastructure. This area, updated with photorevisions into the early 1980s, highlights the enduring layout of small Indiana communities like Mecca and Rosedale. The presence of numerous structures labeled Covered Bridge underscores the region's famous vernacular architecture, preserved alongside long-standing transportation corridors like the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.

Genealogical interest is found in the distribution of rural landmarks, including the Mt Pleasant Cem and Salem Cem, as well as local congregations at New Bethel Ch and Friendly Grove Ch. The terrain transitions from the broad Wabash Valley in the west, protected by the Association Levee and Dike Ditch, to the dissected uplands where Indian Creek and Rocky Run have carved deep valleys into the plateau.