2013 Map of Allens Creek

About this map

Monroe Lake dominates this central Indiana landscape, its intricate shoreline carving into a series of heavily wooded ridges and hollows. The area around Allens Cr and the North Fork Salt Cr is characterized by its recreational and conservation land use, featuring the Ransburg Boy Scout Reservation and the Blackwell Pond Campground. The topography is defined by prominent elevations such as Dutch Ridge, which is home to the Dutch Ridge Lookout Tower, and Rush Ridge. Numerous family-named drainages like Jarrell Hollow, Johnson Hollow, and Martin Hollow suggest the deep-rooted local history of the region prior to the lake's creation. The small settlement of Handy sits in the northwest, connected to the larger landscape via a network of rural routes including S Knightridge Rd and S Swartz Ridge Rd.