1958 Map of Bartlettsville

About this map

Hoosier National Forest covers much of this landscape, where the deeply dissected terrain of Lawrence and Monroe counties meets the valley of Salt Creek. In the late 1950s, small communities such as Bartlettsville, Heltonville, and Chapel Hill served as local hubs, connected by a network of rural roads and the Monon railroad. The map documents a rural society deeply rooted in its local institutions, from Township Sch to numerous hilltop houses of worship like Donica Memorial Ch and Ramsey Ridge Ch.