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1952 Map of Tina

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Tina
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Tina serves as the central hub of this agricultural landscape in Carroll County, situated where the Chicago Burlington And Quincy railroad cuts through the prairie. The settlement pattern is defined by a dense network of rural infrastructure, with numerous country schools like Ironclad Sch and North Star Sch located at regular intervals to serve the surrounding farmsteads. The terrain is marked by distinctive elevations such as Stokes Mound and Tater Hill, while several creeks including Hurricane Creek and Stokes Mound Creek provide natural drainage through the rolling hills.

Evidence of the area's early community life is visible in the placement of Oakland Ch and several family or community burial grounds, such as Rock Branch Cem and Macklin Cem. The map even notes the transition of local education, specifically identifying the West Sch (Abandoned), offering a specific point of interest for those researching the evolution of the local school district system during the mid-20th century.