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1947 Map of Hardinsburg

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Hardinsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Hardinsburg and Marengo anchor this rural Indiana landscape, which was mapped shortly after the war using topography from 1947. The terrain is defined by a dense network of small waterways, including Honey Creek, Sinking Creek, and Whiskey Run, which carve through the limestone-rich topography characteristic of this region. The map reveals a highly decentralized rural society where life revolved around local landmarks like Baptist Hill Ch and several one-room schoolhouses, such as School No 11 and School No 6.

The persistence of family-named landmarks like Lofton Ford and Totten Ford Br along the Blue River suggests a community still closely tied to traditional river crossings and local geography. Surveyed before the widespread consolidation of rural districts, the sheet captures the precise locations of crossroads institutions, including the Old Unity Cem and the Oak Grove Ch, providing a detailed record for genealogists and local historians tracking mid-century settlement patterns across Orange, Washington, Crawford, and Harrison counties.