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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

Salt Creek and its many meandering tributaries define the landscape of this southern Indiana region during the late 1950s. The map illustrates a rural society organized around small crossroads and family-named hollows, including Handy and the settlement of Fairfax. The area is notably dense with community institutions, from the Blackwell Ch and Mount Calvary Ch to educational landmarks like Chapel Hill Sch and Butcher Sch.

Large portions of the terrain are dedicated to the Hoosier National Forest and Morgan and Monroe State Forest, where the Dutch Ridge Lookout Tower stands as a sentinel over the wooded ridges. The intricate network of valleys, such as Baxter Hollow and Jacobs Hollow, shows the pre-reservoir topography of the area. Engineering of the era is represented by river crossings like Hayes Bridge and Cutright Bridge, which provided vital links across the shifting waters of the creek forks.