1949 Map of Cannelton

About this map

Cannelton sits tucked against a sharp bend in the Ohio River, its grid of streets framed by the steep bluffs of the Indiana shoreline. Surveyed in the mid-1940s, this landscape reveals a dense network of hollows and ridges, such as Coontail Ridge and Blue Wells Hollow, that dictated early settlement patterns. Genealogy researchers will find significant detail in the placement of rural landmarks like the Troy Township School and numerous small burial grounds, including Log Church Cemetery and Powell Cemetery. Inland from the river, the terrain rises sharply into named peaks like Chilton Hill and Lutgring Hill. The map also captures the social infrastructure of the era, from the Hoosier Heights Country Club to the Mt Zion Church, illustrating a community balanced between its industrial riverfront and its upland agricultural roots.