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1961 Map of Franklin

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Franklin serves as the bustling hub of this Johnson County landscape, defined by its educational and civic institutions like Franklin College and the Masonic Home. The town's layout is intricately detailed, showing the Court House and City Hall at the center, while the Penn Central line cuts a diagonal path toward the southeast. Beyond the city limits, the map reveals a well-developed network of rural settlements and family landmarks, from the Hopewell community in the northwest to Amity in the east.

The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the Atterbury State Fish and Wildlife Area and the Atterbury Reserve Forces Area, indicating a transition from agricultural and residential use to managed wilderness and military space. Waterways such as Youngs Creek and the Blue River wind through the terrain, passing landmarks like Mullendore Pond and Saunders Lake. Genealogists will find particular value in the numerous local burial grounds, including Greenlawn Cemetery, Youngs Creek Cem, and the remote Tucker Cem.