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2016 Map of Coal City

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Eel River meanders across this landscape south of Coal City, marking the intersection of Clay, Owen, and Greene counties. This region preserves the trace of the Wabash and Erie Canal, a remnant of the early transportation infrastructure that once transformed the Indiana interior. To the west, the waterway passes near Muir Lake and Brunswick, while to the east it approaches the small settlement of Hubbell.

Family history is deeply etched into the countryside through numerous small burying grounds such as Scaffold Prairie Cem, Bohley Cem, and Bullerman Cem. The terrain is defined by a complex network of small streams including White Oak Cr, Turkey Cr, and Howesville Ditch, which drain the lowlands around Tapawingo Lake. Local history enthusiasts can trace the old crossroads at Daggett and Johnstown, seeing how the rural road network evolved around these historic community nodes.