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1958 Map of Rensselaer

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Rensselaer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Rensselaer sits at the heart of this mid-century landscape where the Wabash railroad cuts across the Marion Co Ralls Co line. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the South River, which flows past Sylvan Lake and through several land townships including Saline and Clay. Local transport and industry are evident through the Chicago Burlington and Quincy rail line and a documented Quarry and Mine Dump near the center of the sheet.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of family-named landmarks and rural burial sites. Finley Cem, Big Creek Cem, and Foreman Cem are precisely located alongside small communities like Huntington and Shiel. The map also captures the agricultural and spiritual life of the area, noting the location of Salt Lick Ch and several unnamed country schools that served these dispersed rural settlements during the late 1950s.