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1963 Map of Twelve Mile

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Twelve Mile
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Twelve Mile serves as the northern anchor of this landscape, where the agricultural grid of Cass and Miami counties meets a complex network of waterways and early transportation routes. The terrain is defined by the parallel courses of the Eel River and the Wabash River, which carve distinctive valleys through the rural townships. Settlement patterns follow these rivers and the paths of the Chesapeake And Ohio and Norfolk And Western railroads, which facilitated the growth of small hubs like Hoover and New Waverly.

Genealogical and local history details are abundant, including several established country churches such as Bethlehem Ch and Mt Carmel Ch. A noteworthy feature is the Old Railroad Grade crossing the center of the sheet, indicating a decommissioned line that predates the mid-century revisions. The map also captures the Peru Municipal Airport and the sprawling Ever-Rest Memorial Gardens, alongside family-named landmarks like Koons Cem and Williams Cem, reflecting generations of land ownership in the heart of north-central Indiana.