1958 Map of Wheatland

About this map

The town of Wheatland and the smaller Ragsdale cluster mark the high ground of the Steen and Palmyra townships in this mid-century survey. The landscape is defined by the winding course of the White River to the east, which contains Hyatt Island and is reinforced by the Bennington Levee. Regional infrastructure is dominated by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor, which cuts an east-west path through the center of the sheet. Outside the primary settlements, the land reveals a mix of agricultural and industrial history, with the Indian Creek Settlement appearing in the north and various oil wells and a mine dump scattered across the undulating terrain. Small rural landmarks like Asbury Chapel and several marked cemeteries provide valuable data points for those tracing local family lineages in this river-and-rail corridor.