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1953 Map of Cannelton

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Cannelton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Ohio River defines the landscape of this 1953 survey, serving as the border between Indiana and Kentucky where the city of Cannelton faces Hawesville. The river's winding path dictates the region's development, with industrial and residential clusters gathered at the water's edge while the interior rises into the ridgelines of the Hoosier National Forest. The map documents a mid-century community through landmarks like the Drive-in Theater and the Hoosier Heights Country Club just north of town.

Genealogists will find a wealth of specific local detail, from the Township Sch to several scattered burial grounds including Log Church Cem and St Michael Cem. Smaller settlements like Nashville sit on the Kentucky side, surrounded by a complex network of named drainage basins like Sulphur Springs and Blue Wells Hollow. These labels provide a window into the rural topography before later decades of further suburban development and land-use changes altered the Perry County hills.