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1959 Map of Plainfield

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Plainfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Second Principal Meridian bisects this Hendricks County landscape, serving as a primary surveying anchor for the surrounding townships of Center, Washington, Liberty, and Guilford. The town of Plainfield sits at the intersection of the National Road and the Pennsylvania Railroad, reflecting its role as a regional transport hub in the late 1950s. The presence of the State Boys School and St Susanna Sch near the municipal center highlights the community's established social infrastructure.

Outside the growing residential core, the terrain is defined by the drainage systems of White Lick Creek and its tributaries, such as Abner Creek and Clarks Creek. Smaller rural nodes like Cartersburg, Belleville, and Joppa remain distinct, often identified by local landmarks like Sugar Grove Ch or family-named burial grounds including Gossett Cem and Irons Cem. This survey captures a moment when traditional agrarian patterns and small-town life still predominated before the suburban expansion of nearby Indianapolis reached these borders.