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1960 Map of Ridgeville

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Ridgeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Ridgeville serves as the primary hub of this eastern Indiana landscape, situated at the confluence of the Mississinewa River and Days Creek. The map documents a predominantly agricultural region organized by the township system, with boundaries for Jefferson, Pike, and Franklin clearly defined. Evidence of early rural community life is preserved through numerous family-named landmarks and local burial grounds like the Odd Fellow Cem and Flesher Cem.

The survey reflects a mid-century infrastructure of drainage ditches, such as Flesher Ditch and Mendenhall Ditch, which supported the surrounding farmlands. Small settlements like Collett and New Mt Pleasant appear alongside rural spiritual centers like Pleasant Vale Ch and Emmettsville Ch. Active industry is noted by a Quarry near the river, while the presence of the Township Sch and the County Conservation Club underscores the civic structure of the era.