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1956 Map of Alpine

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Alpine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Whitewater River corridor dominates this mid-century survey of the Fayette and Franklin County borderlands. The valley serves as the primary transportation artery, where the New York Central railroad tracks parallel the river's winding course through settlements like Nulltown and Alpine. The surrounding upland terrain is marked by a dense network of family-named landmarks and rural institutions that reflect the region's 19th-century settlement patterns.

Genealogists can find numerous burial sites, including Tullis Chapel Cem, Halstead Cem, and the Brumfield Cem near Wilson Creek. Local education history is preserved through the locations of the Nulltown Sch and the Garrison Creek Sch near the North Branch Garrison Creek. The southern portion of the map features the village of Laurel, situated where Sanes Creek and Duck Creek converge near the river valley, illustrating the deep connection between early Indiana industry and these watercourses.