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1962 Map of Waynetown

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Waynetown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The town of Waynetown serves as the central hub of this west-central Indiana landscape, situated along the East Fork Coal Creek. By the early 1960s, the area maintained a dense grid of rural corridors such as 400 North Road and 200 North Road, connecting smaller communities like Wesley and Taylor Corner. The transportation network is defined by the Conrail line cutting northwest across the terrain and the presence of highway infrastructure like the Rest Areas near the western boundary.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several local burial grounds, including Masonic Cem just west of Waynetown, Fruits Cem to the south, and an unnamed Cem further west. Religious and social life is anchored by landmarks like the Christian Union Ch and a Campground near Sugar Creek. The map also captures the transition between Jackson and Ripley townships, revealing a landscape defined by traditional agriculture and winding waterways like Mill Creek.