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1965 Map of Thorpe

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Thorpe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Chicago Great Western railroad bisects the landscape of Delaware County, cutting through the small settlements of Thorpe and Dutchtown in the mid-1960s. This survey illustrates a quiet agricultural region defined by the meandering courses of Honey Creek and the Maquoketa River, where the Quaker Mill Pond reflects the early industrial history of the valley.

Genealogists will find a high density of rural landmarks preserved here, from the Red Schoolhouse on the riverbank to the scattered burial grounds of Pleasant Hill Cem, Thorpe Union Cem, and Mead Cem. The map reveals a transition in land use near Manchester, where a Radio Tower and Roadside Park sit alongside more traditional landscape features like the Coffins Grove timber and several active gravel pits and quarries, documenting the area's mid-century rural character.