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1960 Map of Mount Pleasant

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Mount Pleasant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Medford and Mount Pleasant anchor this agricultural landscape along the border of Delaware and Henry Counties at the start of the 1960s. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad cuts a diagonal path through the northern half of the region, connecting the small settlements of New Burlington and Medford to the wider grain-and-rail economy of east-central Indiana. The terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage, including Buck Creek, Prairie Creek, and the headwaters of the Blue River, illustrating how local hydrology shaped the early settlement patterns and road placements.

Family and community history is preserved in numerous rural landmarks, from the Center Sch and Harris Chapel to a series of widely dispersed burial grounds like Fairview Cem and Macedonia Cem. Further south, the map reveals the layout of Rogersville and the northern edge of Mooreland, providing a detailed look at the rural post-war era before modern highway expansion altered the character of these small farming hamlets.