1959 Map of Crothersville

About this map

The town of Crothersville sits at the heart of this late-1950s landscape, serving as a hub for the surrounding rural communities. The Pennsylvania railroad corridor defines the north-south movement through the region, passing through the smaller settlement of Retreat and south toward Austin. The geography is heavily influenced by the meandering Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River and the Muscatatuck River, which wind through low-lying areas alongside an intricate drainage system including the Rider Ditch and John Mc Donald Ditch. Local life is anchored by numerous country churches and burial grounds, such as Marion Ch, Cana Ch, and the Uniontown Cem near the village of Uniontown. The map captures a moment when family-named landmarks like Gorrell Cem and Harrod Cem still provided clear markers of the ancestral landscape across Jackson, Scott, and Jennings counties.