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1962 Map of Shelbyville

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Shelbyville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Shelbyville serves as the busy urban hub of this 1962 survey, anchored by its Courthouse and the Major Hospital along the banks of the Big Blue River. The map reveals a post-war landscape in transition, where established neighborhoods like Walkerville meet newer residential developments such as Wellington Heights, Riley Village, and Candleglo Village. Rural life is still very much present, centered on landmark country churches like Old Union Ch and Brandywine Ch, alongside the Shelbyville Memorial Airport and the sprawling County Fairgrounds.

The convergence of the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads highlights the area's industrial connectivity, while natural features like Brandywine Creek and Snail Creek define the township boundaries of Moral, Brandywine, and Addison. From the Swain Memorial Forest to the gravel extraction at Burnside Pit, the map documents the diverse uses of the Indiana landscape at the start of the 1960s.