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1969 Map of Rosston

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Rosston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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Eagle Creek and its many man-made tributaries, including Padgett Ditch and Kreager Ditch, define the drainage of this Boone County landscape. Small rural settlements like Waugh, Big Springs, and Gadsden are connected by a rigid grid of numeric roads such as 400 North Road and 250 South Road. This system illustrates the late-century transition from isolated farmsteads toward more structured township organization.

Genealogists will find several burial grounds and places of worship, such as the Parr-Jones Cem near Big Springs and Northfield Community Ch in the village of Northfield. The presence of the Indianapolis Terry Airfield and the Penn Central rail line near Whitestown show the evolving transportation infrastructure of the era, while the Township Sch near Rosston serves as a reminder of the local educational system during this period of Indiana's development.