Loading map...

1953 Map of Muncie

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Muncie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The industrial and agricultural heartland of East-Central Indiana and Western Ohio is shown here as it transitioned through the mid-20th century. Muncie, Anderson, and Marion serve as the primary hubs of a region defined by an intensive network of railroads, including the New York Central and Nickel Plate RR. This transportation web connects smaller manufacturing and farming centers like Hartford City, Portland, and Dunkirk.

The landscape is drained by several major waterways, most notably the Wabash and Mississinewa River. To the east, Grand Lake St Marys stands out as a significant water feature near Celina. Public lands such as Frances Slocum State Forest and Salamonie River State Forest provide rare breaks in the grid of county roads and fields. The map records the area just as interstate routes began to supplement the established U.S. highway system.