1958 Map of Sandborn

About this map

The White River and its associated lowlands define this landscape in the late 1950s, where intensive drainage projects like the Beehunter Ditch and Singer Ditch transformed the wet Green Bottom into productive farmland. Two major rail lines, the Pennsylvania and the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific, intersect the terrain, supporting local commerce in settlements such as Sandborn and Marco. The northwestern corner of the quadrangle shows the early footprints of the extractive industry with a Strip Mine adjacent to the Greene-Sullivan State Forest. For the genealogist, the map preserves the locations of rural congregations and burial grounds, including Stafford Ch, Burris Chapel, and Begeman Cem. A notable geographic feature is the Indian Treaty Boundary, which cuts diagonally across the southern half of the sheet, marking a historical division in the township's development.