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2019 Map of French Lick

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of French Lick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

French Lick and West Baden Springs anchor this 2019 survey of Orange County, highlighting the intricate relationship between Southern Indiana's karst topography and its historic resort settlements. The map details the winding course of the Lost River and Lick Creek, which traverse a landscape defined by deep hollows such as Stillhouse Hollow and Barnheisel Hollow. These narrow valleys and ridges dictated the development of the region's transportation network, from the Abbeydell Pike to the remote forest roads of the Hoosier National Forest.

Genealogists and local historians will find several well-marked burial sites including Faucett Cem, Miller Cem, and Sulphur Creek Cem, which remain as markers of early settlement patterns in these timbered hills. The map also captures the outlying communities of Prospect and Moores Ridge, providing a clear look at the contemporary interface between the residential town centers and the surrounding protected forest lands.