1958 Map of Branchville

About this map

Hoosier National Forest dominates this landscape, showing a deeply carved topography of hollows and ridges in southern Indiana. The 1958 field survey reveals a distribution of rural settlements like Branchville and Saint Croix, where the community life is anchored by several family and church burial grounds including Luxenburger Cem and Rickenbaugh Cem. The geography is defined by a dense network of watercourses, most notably Oil Creek, which meanders through the central terrain between German Ridge and Doan Ridge. Evidence of mid-century infrastructure and rural education is visible at the Township High Sch, while the West Fork Lookout Tower stands as a sentinel on McKenzie Ridge. This edition also includes purple revision markings from 1978, illustrating the development of the highway system and modern roads that began to bypass older hamlet centers such as Doolittle Mills.