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2013 Map of Fountaintown

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Fountaintown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Fountaintown and the nearby settlements of Carrollton and Reedville Station anchor this rural landscape in central Indiana. The area is defined by an intricate network of agricultural drainage infrastructure, including named watercourses such as Hamilton Ditch, Snodgrass Ditch, and Sexton Ditch, which channel water toward natural streams like Brandywine Cr and Little Sugar Cr. This elaborate system of ditches suggests a landscape historically managed for high-yield farming, where natural hydrology has been significantly modified to support the region's agricultural economy.

Small-scale aviation is a notable characteristic of this quadrant, represented by Farm Strip Airport and Mc Neil Field Airport. These private landing strips, interspersed among the grid-aligned county roads, reflect the local intersection of farming and general aviation. The transport network is dominated by a major highway corridor cutting through the settlements, while the underlying grid of roads like S Meridian Rd and N Shelby 300 W provides a detailed framework for genealogists tracing specific land tracts and homesteads.