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2016 Map of Birdseye

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Hoosier National Forest land dominates the southeastern portion of this Dubois County landscape, where the Anderson River carves a winding path toward the south. The small town of Birdseye serves as a central hub for the surrounding rural communities of Mentor, Riceville, and Wickliffe. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of family-named cemeteries, including Waddle Cem, Garland Cem, and Adkins Cem, which provide significant points of interest for genealogists and local historians tracking early settlers.

Water features define the northern and southern reaches of the map, from the edges of Patoka Lake and Schnellville Lake to the smaller drainages of Lick Fork and Sigler Cr. The map details a transition from the structured township lines of t2s r3w and t2s r2w to the more varied topography of the national forest. Local transit is rooted in historic routes such as Indiana 145 and the meandering Birdseye Trail 1.