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1950 Map of Beechwood

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Beechwood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Little Blue River and Boone River carve deep, winding paths through the heart of the Hoosier National Forest and Harrison County State Forest at the start of the 1950s. This survey of the Indiana-Kentucky borderlands captures a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes, where community life centered around small settlements like Sulphur and Beechwood. The topographic data highlights a network of ridge-top schools and country churches, including the Old Union Ch and Jericho Sch, connected by winding roads that follow the difficult terrain.

Industrial and navigational markers appear along the southern edge where the Ohio River forms the state boundary near Fredonia. Higher ground is marked by the Buzzard Roost Fire Tower, while family history is preserved in numerous scattered burial sites such as the Wiseman Cem and Birds Cem. The map illustrates how physical geography dictated the placement of early townships like Union, Ohio, and Jennings.