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1957 Map of Allens Creek

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Allens Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Meandering through a landscape of deep hollows and timbered ridges, Salt Creek and its North Fork dominate this southern Monroe County terrain before the creation of Monroe Lake. This survey, revised in 1957, documents a rural network of family-named landmarks and upland communities like Fairfax and Handy. The map is particularly dense with community anchors for genealogists, including Mount Calvary Ch, Pine Grove Ch, and the Todd Cem.

Industry and conservation intersect here, as the land is shared between the Morgan and Monroe State Forest and the Hoosier National Forest. Transportation across the creek relies on historic crossings like Cutright Bridge and Hayes Bridge, while the elevation is monitored from the Dutch Ridge Lookout Tower. This 1950s record preserves the location of one-room schoolhouses like Butcher Sch and Burgoon Sch before the valley's lower reaches were altered by mid-century reservoir projects.