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1960 Map of Whitewater

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Whitewater
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The East Fork Whitewater River carves a central path through this 1960 survey of the Indiana-Ohio borderlands, where the rural townships of Franklin, Harrison, and Jefferson converge. This agrarian landscape is defined by its small crossroads settlements and meticulous drainage networks, including White Ditch and Black Brook. The map captures a moment of established community life, anchored by numerous country houses of worship like Cedar Grove Ch and Goshen Chapel, and local education centers such as Westmont High Sch.

Tracing the border between Wayne County and Darke County reveals a dense grid of named rural routes, from Palestine Road to Whitewater Rd, that connected family farms to the Pennsylvania railroad line. Notable for local historians is the Sunbeam Prairie, a distinct terrain feature located just east of the state line, and the concentration of small family and community burial grounds such as Mt Vernon Cem and Pleasant Hill Cem that dot the countryside.