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1962 Map of Roll

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Roll
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The agricultural landscape of Roll and its neighboring townships in 1962 is defined by a dense network of drainage canals and small rural hamlets. Across Van Buren, Jackson, MonROE, and Washington townships, the reliance on field drainage is evident in features like Sweetser Ditch, Doyle Ditch, and Custard Drain, which channel water toward Black Creek and Walnut Creek. This system of ditches allowed for intensive cultivation of the flat terrain.

Local history is preserved in small nodes of community life such as the Oak Chapel church and the Township Sch. Genealogists will find interest in the scattered family and community burial grounds, including Doyle Cem, Balsley Cem, and Stoll Cem. The presence of an Old R R Grade near Van Buren speaks to a period of shifting transportation as the local rail infrastructure gave way to the highway and pipeline networks that now traverse the county lines.