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1966 Map of Borden

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Borden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Muddy Fork carves a deep valley through the southern Indiana uplands, anchoring a network of small agricultural and timber communities. The Monon railroad corridor defines the central axis of the landscape, serving the town of Borden and winding past the northern edges of Clark State Forest. This 1960s topography captures the region's rural character before major modern expansion, showing a dense distribution of country churches and family burial grounds that tell the story of early settlement.

Upland ridges like Cubby Hole Hill and Hounds Leap overlook narrow hollows where schools and homesteads once clustered along roads like Daisy Road and Fordyce Road. To the south, the terrain softens toward the communities of Starlight, Scottsville, and Navilleton, where the headwaters of Indian Creek begin to drain the Floyd County hills. The map provides a detailed view of these rural crossroads and the many small reservoirs, such as Greenville Reservoir, that supported the local dairy and fruit-farming economy.