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1952 Map of Muncie West

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Muncie West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Ball State Teachers College serves as a major anchor in this 1950s depiction of western Muncie, Indiana, where the city's residential expansion meets the surrounding agricultural landscape. The White River flows through the center of the sheet, bordered by local landmarks like Beech Grove Cemetery and Minnetrista Golf Course. This era shows a dense network of neighborhood schools, including Harrison, Garfield, and Roosevelt, reflecting the mid-century growth of the Delaware County seat.

Industrial and transit corridors are well-defined by the New York Chicago and St Louis and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroads, which facilitated movement between the city and outlying points like Yorktown and the village of Cammack. Beyond the city limits, the terrain is shaped by watercourses with distinctive local names such as No Name Creek and Heath Ditch, while rural life is centered around community hubs like Antioch Ch and Mt Zion Ch.