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2013 Map of Holton

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

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Holton and Jackson anchor the eastern and central corridors of this 2013 survey, where the rural topography of Ripley County is defined by a dense network of watercourses and county roads. The landscape is dominated by the drainages of the Little Otter Fork and Otter Cr, which feed south toward Graham Cr. Near the southern boundary, the large footprint of Old Timber Lake stands out as a significant landmark in an otherwise agricultural and timbered region.

To the west, the Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River cuts through the northwest corner near the small community of Zenas. This map illustrates the persistent 19th-century settlement pattern of the area, with hamlets like Nebraska positioned along the primary east-west road and rail transit lines. The intricate naming of small tributaries, such as Falling Timber Br and Leatherwood Cr, provides specific locational data for researchers documenting family land tracts in the Indiana countryside.