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1951 Map of Osceola

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Osceola
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Osceola serves as a major rail hub in the southern portion of this mid-century landscape, where the Chicago Burlington And Quincy railroad intersects with significant local landmarks like the Clarke County Hospital and the sprawling Maple Hill Cem. The town of Murray to the west and Truro to the north further anchor the regional economy, which is defined by a dense network of rural schoolhouses and country churches. The map reveals a transition between these settled towns and the agricultural backcountry, marked by dozens of numbered districts such as School No 5 and School No 9.

Waterways like the South Fork Middle River and Squaw Creek carve through the terrain, while industrial sites including a Quarry near East Peru and various unnamed Quarries near the center of the sheet indicate local resource extraction. Genealogists will find particular value in the numerous small burial grounds, from the Young Cem and Hartman Cem near the Madison county line to the Cox Cem further south, documenting the generations that settled these Clarke and Madison County townships.