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2016 Map of Caldwell South

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Caldwell South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The hills of Noble County and Morgan County meet in this landscape of high ridges and winding creek valleys. Small rural settlements like Sharon, Keith, and Dudley are linked by a complex network of township roads and county highways that follow the natural topography, such as Old Tom Ridge and the West Fork Duck Creek valley. The map is particularly rich in genealogical data, preserving the locations of numerous small family and community burial grounds, including Marquis Cem, New Sharon Cem, and Sailor Cem.

Tracing the path of Olive Green Cr or the drainage of Sharon Fork, one finds a pattern of dispersed homesteads and historical crossings like Danford Bridge. In the northern section, the village of Caldwell serves as a local anchor, showing the transition from the concentrated street grid of the town center—including Main St and Cumberland St—to the surrounding agricultural and timbered hill country.