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2022 Map of Deer Creek

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Deer Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

Deer Creek anchors this rural landscape in Carroll County, where the township lines of T25N and T24N meet at E Division Line Rd. The area is defined by a dense network of managed waterways, including Ridenour Ditch, Peter Ditch, and Zartman Ditch, which drain the agricultural heartland between small settlements like Wheeling and Sharon. These drainage patterns are central to the region's agricultural history, supporting the fields that surround the local crossroads.

Genealogists will find significant value in the documentation of several local burial sites, such as Hopewell Cem, the Maple Lawn Cem, and the Deer Creek United Brethren Cem. These sites, along with the settlement of Carrollton, represent the enduring community structures of this part of Indiana. The terrain is marked by the winding paths of Bachelor Run and Little Deer Creek, which cut through the rectilinear grid of county roads like E State Rd 218.