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2016 Map of Bennington

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Bennington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Pleasant and Bennington serve as the primary hubs in this part of Switzerland County, where the landscape is defined by a series of prominent finger-like ridges. The terrain's character is shaped by deep hollows and narrow valleys like Horton Hollow, through which the Seals Fork and Brushy Fork drain. A complex network of local roads, many following the crests of these elevations, connects isolated rural homesteads and agricultural plots.

Genealogists and local historians can locate Slawson Cem near Bennington, while numerous named ridges like Greenbrier Ridge and Smith Ridge suggest the topographic constraints on development in the region. The map also delineates the Jefferson Co Switzerland Co boundary, illustrating how the headwaters of several streams, including Indian Kentucky Creek and Doe Run, carve through the upland plains to create the area's distinctive dissected topography.