Mileage Map of the Best Roads of Indiana

A thorough road map of Indiana published in the mid-1920’s by the Clason Map Company.

This early road map of Indiana was issued just a few years after the first Federal Highway Act (1921), and shows how some of the first automobile routes developed throughout the state. State highways, partially funded by the federal government, are indicated with a small square number. National Trails and other marked routes (often sponsored by local businesses) are identified in the upper right corner and labeled individually within the image. Distances between points are also noted (in miles), and an index of towns and their population is provided at the bottom of the sheet.

The map was published in 1925 by the Clason Map Company and issued by The Detroit News. Advertising the for the latter can be seen on the original covers, which assures the reader that the Detroit News has “been in the van of good road movements, safety measures, and everything that makes motoring a pleasure and safe.”