2012 Map of Brownstown

About this map

The village of Brownstown serves as the focal point of this 2012 survey, situated in the fertile drainage basins of Hickory Cr and Little Hickory Cr. A dense network of local routes, including S Brownstown Rd and numerous numbered county roads, connects small rural settlements like Confidence and Wilberton across the landscape. The area is particularly rich for genealogical study, as the map preserves the locations of many family-named and local burial grounds, such as German Reformed Cem, Old Loogootee Cem, and Winslow-Pilcher Cem. This map shows a deeply agricultural region where the hydrology, including Sandy Run and Gatch Lake, has long dictated the placement of farms and small hamlets. The distribution of these features reveals the enduring rural character of Fayette County in the early 21st century.