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1960 Map of Chrisney

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Chrisney
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Chrisney and Gentryville anchor this southern Indiana landscape in the early 1960s, where the Southern railroad corridor connects small rural communities across the Warrick and Spencer County line. The map reveals an active industrial and agricultural mix, characterized by numerous Oil Wells and several Strip Mine operations that pockmark the terrain near Lincoln State Park.

Water management is central to the area's layout, with Little Pigeon Creek and the Wallace Ditch system draining the lowlands. Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including over a dozen small family and church burial grounds such as Clark Cem, Stark Cem, and Mt Moriah Cem. The presence of the Pigeon Creek Fish Hatchery near Rockport Junction further highlights the varied land use during this period of development in Pigeon and Jackson townships.