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2016 Map of Deer Creek

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Deer Creek flows westward across this Carroll County landscape, carving a meandering path through a grid of rural agricultural tracts defined by the Public Land Survey System. The map documents several established communities, including Wheeling, Sharon, and the village of Deer Creek itself, which sits near the northern boundary. The infrastructure of these rural townships is anchored by historic burial sites such as Hopewell Cem and Maple Lawn Cem, alongside the United Brethren Cem.

A complex network of man-made and natural waterways, including Paint Cr, Little Deer Creek, and Bachelor Run, illustrates the region's managed drainage system. Elaborate local names like Gukien Cohee Ditch, Ridenour Ditch, and McCloskey Ditch reflect the generations of land management that shaped this part of Indiana. The road system is dominated by a precise numbering system, though E State Rd 218 provides a major east-west artery through the northern sections.