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1918 Map of Winchester

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Winchester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The White River and Mississinewa River headwaters define this late-World War I era landscape across the Indiana and Ohio border. The city of Winchester serves as a major hub, where the Grand Rapids and Indiana RR crosses the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis RR. To the east, the sprawling rail junction at Union City highlights the region's industrial connectivity, featuring lines from the Traction Company and the Dayton and Muncie Electric RR.

The rural landscape is remarkably dense with community markers, including a high concentration of local schoolhouses such as McKinley School, Sauerkraut School, and Beech Grove School. Notable social landmarks like the County Infirmary and the rise at Snow Hill provide specific points of interest for local historians. The map also captures several smaller settlements including Lynn, Saratoga, and Spartanburg, connected by an emerging network of improved roads and interurban electric lines.