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1961 Map of Hindustan

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Hindustan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Morgan-Monroe State Forest dominates this mid-century landscape where the ridges of southern Indiana meet the waters of Lake Lemon. The topography is defined by a dense network of timbered heights, including Hacker Ridge and Hatfield Ridge, separated by deep hollows such as Deadman Hollow and Happy Hollow. A notable cultural boundary, the Old Indian Treaty Boundary, cuts across the southwestern corner of the quadrangle, serving as a historical reminder of early frontier surveying.

Small rural settlements like Hindustan and Farr are centers of local activity, connected by roads that wind through the Hoosier National Forest. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the locations of several community landmarks, including Shiloh Ch and Stepp Cem. The reservoir at Lake Lemon, with its Cemetery Island, highlights the intersection of mid-century recreation and much older land use patterns.