2010 Map of Birdseye

About this map

Birdseye serves as the central hub of this Southern Indiana landscape, where the Birdseye Post Office and nearby settlements of Mentor and Riceville are connected by a network of rural gravel roads and ridges. The terrain is defined by the winding course of the Anderson River and its numerous tributaries, including Waddle Brook and Mitchell Creek, which feed into various man-made reservoirs like Schnellville Lake and Carmichael Lake. Local genealogy is well-documented through a high concentration of family-named burial grounds, such as Adkins Cemetery near the shores of Patoka Lake and Taylor Cemetery tucked into Taylor Hollow. The map also illustrates the water management infrastructure of the era, noting several significant barriers such as the Schnellville Conservation Lake Dam and Idle Hour Lake Dam.