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1960 Map of New Bavaria

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of New Bavaria
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

New Bavaria serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Henry County, where the grid of rural roads is defined by local surnames such as Steinmaier Road, Schatz Road, and Hoffman Road. The importance of community faith and education in this period is evidenced by the density of institutions like St Stephens Ch and its associated St Stephens Cem, alongside Emanuels Ch and the Sacred Heart Sch. These landmarks anchored the lives of families farming the flatlands between the drainage systems of Lost Creek and North Creek.

The industrial and transit life of the area is marked by the New York Chicago and St Louis railroad line, which connects the larger settlement of Holgate in the northeast to smaller rail-side points like Pleasant Bend. This era reflects a stable, productive rural economy where even modest infrastructure, such as the small Landing Field near the southern boundary, provides insight into the local connectivity and land use before late-century shifts.