2022 Map of Eminence

About this map

Mill Creek and its complex network of tributaries, including Mill Creek Ditch and Lake Ditch, define the landscape of this rural Indiana corridor. The area is anchored by several long-standing unincorporated communities, notably Eminence and Belle Union, where the local heritage is preserved in family and community burial grounds such as Mill Creek Cem and Walters Cem. The landscape reflects a transition from traditional agricultural patterns to more modern utility, seen in the presence of Pam's Place Airport and the residential development near Whispering Wind Lake. Transport and trade are shaped by the converging boundaries of Putnam, Morgan, and Hendricks counties, with the small settlement of Little Point situated near a major thoroughfare. The numerous branches—Cotton Br, Belle Union Br, and Vermillion Br—suggest a historically well-watered territory where drainage and irrigation projects like Mud Creek have historically supported the region's farming economy.