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1957 Map of Butlerville

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Butlerville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Selmier State Forest and the winding Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River dominate this mid-century landscape of Jennings County. The map documents a transition in infrastructure, where the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania railroad lines cross paths with growing local hubs like Butlerville and Brewersville. A significant institutional footprint is visible at the Muscatatuck State School, which features its own dedicated waterworks and sewage disposal systems.

Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous small burial sites such as Day Cem, Bear Creek Cem, and Summerfield Cem. The terrain is marked by the Treaty Boundary cutting through the northern section, a historical line that predates the modern township divisions of Columbia and Campbell. Notable landmarks like the North Vernon Airport and the Brush Creek Reservoir illustrate the development of civil services and water management in the late 1950s.