1993 Map of Branchville

About this map

Hoosier National Forest land dominates this section of southern Indiana, where deep valleys and ridges define the landscape of the Leopold Unit. Small settlements such as Saint Croix, Branchville, and Doolittle Mills are scattered across the drainage basins of the Anderson River and Oil Creek. The presence of the Branchville Correctional Center and several recreation areas around Lake Celina and Indian Lake illustrate the mid-20th-century shift toward institutional and recreational land use in these former timberlands. Genealogists will find a significant number of family-named burial sites, including the Rickenbaugh Cem, Woolums Cem, and Frakes Cem, many of which are tucked away on high ground like German Ridge and Fairview Ridge. The map also clearly delineates the Purchase Unit Boundary and the line between Perry and Crawford Counties.