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2016 Map of Daylight

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Evansville and its northern periphery near the Vanderburgh and Warrick county line are characterized by a highly engineered drainage landscape. The area is defined by an extensive network of ditches, including Schlensker Ditch, Stockfleth Ditch, and Boesche Ditch, which manage the low-lying terrain surrounding Pigeon Creek. These waterways serve the small agricultural and residential clusters of Daylight, Fisherville, and Millersburg, illustrating the persistent effort to reclaim and utilize the fertile bottomlands of southwest Indiana.

Genealogists and local historians can find significant landmarks such as Blue Grass Cemetery and Asbury Cemetery, alongside historical place names like Baugh City and Elliott. The map also reveals the local aviation history of the Raceway Airport situated near Chandler, and the natural rise of Little Ditney Hill, which provides a rare point of elevation in a landscape otherwise dominated by creek beds and drainage projects like Angel Ditch and the Gardner Webb Ditch.