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1961 Map of Mechanicsburg

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mechanicsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Mechanicsburg sits at the junction of Sugar Creek and Mud Creek in this 1961 survey of the central Indiana countryside. The landscape is defined by the rigid grid of the Public Land Survey System, with roads like Meridian Road and Brick Road following section lines across the fertile townships of Jackson, Kirklin, and Washington. The Monon Railroad cuts a diagonal path through the northeast, serving the grain elevator at Cyclone.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, from numerous family-named burial grounds such as Garrett Cem and Buntin Cem to rural congregations at Bethel Ch and Hopewell South Ch. Evidence of mid-century recreation is visible just north of Mechanicsburg at the Drive-in Theater, while smaller settlements like Reagan, Pike, and Elizaville anchor the corners of this agricultural corridor on the Clinton and Boone County line.