1961 Map of Stockwell

About this map

Stockwell and Dayton anchor this central Indiana landscape, where the agricultural grid is defined by historical township boundaries like Lauramie and Sheffield. The drainage of the till plain is evident in the intricate network of channelized waterways, including Elliott Ditch, Kenny Ditch, and Ilgenfritz Ditch, which support the intensive farming of the region. Transportation patterns are dominated by the Conrail line and the Western and Southeast Road, alongside the uniquely named Treaty Indian Road. Local history is deeply embedded in the land through numerous small burial grounds and rural institutions, from the Kenny Cem and Stingley Cem to the Conarroe Ch and Stockwell High Sch. This survey preserves the spatial relationship between these community markers and the gravel extraction sites, such as the various Gravel Pits, that once powered local development.