2010 Map of Deer Creek

About this map

Deer Creek flows through the heart of Carroll County, anchoring a landscape defined by an orderly grid of country roads and agricultural drainage systems. The settlement of Wheeling sits near the eastern edge, while Sharon and Carrollton occupy the southeastern quadrant, illustrating the dispersed residential pattern of this rural Indiana corridor. Significant local history is preserved at the Hopewell Cemetery, United Brethren Cemetery, and Maple Lawn Cemetery, which serve as permanent records of the early families who settled this region. The map meticulously documents the hydrography of the area, showing how natural waterways like Paint Creek and Little Deer Creek are supplemented by man-made channels such as McCloskey Ditch and Ridenour Ditch to manage the fertile tillable land. In the southern reaches, Bachelor Run meanders toward the county line, providing a rare deviation from the rectilinear survey lines of the section roads.