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2019 Map of Crothersville

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Crothersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Crothersville and Austin anchor this southern Indiana corridor, where the landscape is defined by an intricate network of managed waterways. The agricultural character of the region is evident in the numerous drainage systems, such as Rider Ditch, Bedel Ditch, and Blau Ditch, which channel water toward the Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River. Smaller settlements like Uniontown and Retreat remain connected by a dense grid of county roads that reflect the late 19th-century land division patterns common in the Midwest.

Genealogists will find several family-named burial sites scattered across the townships, including Bedel Cem, Gorrell Cem, and Harrod Cem. These landmarks, along with the Crothersville Cem, provide a spatial record of the area's early families. The transition between Jackson, Scott, and Jennings counties is marked by shifting drainage patterns, as seen in the confluence of Grassy Cr and Quick Cr near the river bottoms.