2022 Map of Alton

About this map

The Ohio River carves a dramatic oxbow through this borderland, creating the prominent Little Bend and surrounding fertile lowlands like Willets Bottom. This geography dictated the placement of historic riverfront settlements such as Alton, Magnet, and Concordia, where the landscape transitions from the high bluffs of the Hoosier National Forest down to the water's edge. The map captures a transition between the dense wooded uplands of Indiana and the rolling agricultural terrain of Kentucky, where smaller communities like Rhodelia and Mooleyville are connected by a network of winding country roads.