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1961 Map of Cynthiana

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Cynthiana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The railroad junction at Cynthiana serves as the focal point for this Southwest Indiana landscape, where the Chicago and Eastern Illinois and New York Central lines intersect near the Township Sch. This 1961 field-checked survey reveals an era of active extraction and rural community life, indicated by clusters of Oil Wells scattered across the Montgomery and Union townships and a Coal Mine located in the northeast.

A network of country roads like Cedar Grove Road and Newman Road connects several local landmarks, including Blythe Chapel, Calverta Chapel, and Antioch Ch. The drainage of the region is defined by the Black River and a series of agricultural ditches such as Mc Gary Ditch and Maidlow Ditch. The map provides excellent detail for genealogists, marking numerous family-named burial sites including Knowles Cem, Wilson Cem, and Williams Cem, alongside small outposts like Nisbet and Martin.