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2019 Map of Bedford East

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Bedford East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Bedford serves as the northern anchor for this landscape, where the urban street grid gives way to the karst topography of the Mitchell Plain. The southern portion of the map is defined by the winding course of the East Fork White River, which carves through the terrain near Lawrenceport and Rivervale. This river system and its tributaries, including Guthrie Creek and Leatherwood Creek, dictated the early placement of rural settlements and transport routes.

Local genealogy is well-documented through a high density of burial grounds, from large municipal sites like Beech Grove Cem and Green Hill Cem in town to isolated rural plots such as Carlton Cem and Sheeks Cem. The presence of the Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport reflects the transition from early river-based economies to modern infrastructure, while the distribution of smaller hamlets like Buddha and Rabbitville illustrates the historically decentralized nature of Lawrence County's agricultural communities.