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1950 Map of Mount Etna

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Mount Etna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Salamonie River meanders through the northern reaches of this mid-century Huntington County landscape, providing the primary drainage for a network of agricultural lands. Small rural communities like Mount Etna and Banquo anchor the area, connected by a grid of section roads and early telephone lines. The presence of the Star Commonwealth For Boys along Polk Creek indicates specialized land use in this period, while the Jefferson Twp Consolidated Sch serves as a central hub for the surrounding farmstead families.

Genealogists will find several landmarks for family research, including the Purviance Cem and Lee Cem, along with local congregations at Salem Ch and Union Chapel. The map documents the region just after the Second World War, showing the detailed layout of Pleasant Plain and the intricate creek systems like Richland Creek and Prairie Creek before later 20th-century developments altered the local water table.