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2010 Map of Clayton

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Clayton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Clayton and Amo anchor this rural landscape in Hendricks County, where a dense network of country roads connects several small settlements and family burial grounds. The territory is defined by the winding paths of Mill Creek and Mud Creek, which drain the agricultural plains south of Nash. For genealogists, the map is particularly detailed regarding local history, identifying numerous small cemeteries such as the Snoddy Family Cemetery and Hadley Friends Cemetery near Hadley.

Smaller hamlets like Pecksburg, Springtown, and Summit dot the region, often centered around local landmarks like the Springtown Methodist Cemetery or the McCormack Cemetery. In the southeast corner near Mud Creek, the Cooper Airport and Jones Cemetery provide a contrast between modern aviation and 19th-century settlement patterns. The map also captures infrastructure like the Beck Lake Dam and various Lutheran and Methodist institutional sites that shaped the community's early development.