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1943 Map of Brooksburg

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Brooksburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Brooksburg sits at the western edge of this survey, where Indian Kentucky Creek meets the wide sweep of the Ohio River. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the river bottomlands to the prominent elevations of Milton Ridge and Racket Ridge. A notable historic boundary, the Treaty Line, cuts north-south across the topography, marking a significant division in the early land layout of Jefferson and Switzerland counties.

Along the southern riverbank, the small settlement of Lamb serves as a focal point near the Carrollton Ferry crossing. Rural life in the early 1940s is well-documented through the placement of localized institutions such as Morris Church, Mt Zion Church, and the River View School. For genealogists, the map provides precise locations for several burial grounds, including Brooksburg Cem and the Old Bethel Cem located high on the interior ridges.