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1959 Map of Shelbina

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Shelbina
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad corridor serves as the primary East-West axis for this late-1950s survey of Shelby County. Shelbina stands as the central hub, showing a structured town grid complete with its High Sch, County Fairground, and civic utilities like the Waterworks and Sewage Disposal. Outside the main settlement, the landscape transitions into a network of small watercourses, including Brush Creek and Clear Creek, which feed into the Salt River system.

Rural life is anchored by family-named cemeteries and community landmarks such as Lowman Chapel and Moreman Sch. To the north, the small settlement of Walkersville is situated near the North Fork Salt River, while Shelbina Lake Park provides a managed recreation area. For researchers, the map details the transition between the agricultural uplands and the river bottoms, documenting local infrastructure from a Radio Tower to the nearby Briggs settlement.