1957 Map of New Ross

About this map

New York Central rail lines anchor the agricultural landscape of this central Indiana region in the late 1950s, connecting the small grain and trade centers of New Ross and Jamestown. The terrain is defined by the winding paths of Big Raccoon Creek and the West Fork Walnut Creek, where the drainage patterns helped dictate the placement of early homesteads and community structures. Local family history is well-preserved through numerous rural burial grounds, including the Brown Cem, Porter Cem, and Hicks Cem, often situated near small country churches like Mt Zion Ch. This survey captures the rural infrastructure just as modern utility corridors began to bisect the townships of Walnut, Jackson, and Clark, evidenced by the prominent Pipeline routes cutting across the southeastern sections near the Boone and Hendricks County boundaries.