1951 Map of Onward

About this map

Bunker Hill Naval Air Station stands as a prominent feature in the southeast corner of this mid-century landscape, marked as decommissioned at the time of the 1949 topography survey. The area is defined by its agricultural character and the transition from the high ground near Bunker Hill down to the Wabash River valley in the north. The Pennsylvania railroad line cuts diagonally across the terrain, serving the small agricultural hubs of Walton and Onward. Local history is deeply embedded in the rural landscape through a network of country churches and cemeteries, such as Pipe Creek Church, McNelly Chapel, and the Metzger Cem. Waterways like Pipe Creek and Deer Creek wind through the township boundaries, illustrating the natural drainage patterns that shaped early settlement and farm placement in this section of Cass and Miami counties.