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2016 Map of Holton

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Holton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The borderlands of Jennings and Ripley Counties in south-central Indiana are defined by a complex network of waterways, including the Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River and its numerous tributaries. These streams, such as Otter Creek, have deeply carved the landscape, influencing the placement of early settlements and rural road networks. The small communities of Holton, Nebraska, and Zenas anchor the region, connected by a grid of county roads that often follow topographic ridges or navigate the steep drainage of Little Otter Fork and Falling Timber Br.

Genealogists will find this 2016 survey particularly valuable for its precise documentation of scattered burial sites, which range from the Old Zenas Cem in the northwest to Old Hopewell Cem near the eastern margin. The presence of several distinct cemeteries, including Little Arlington Cem and Saint Bridget Cem, suggests a long-standing history of rural family and church-centered communities that have persisted amid the agricultural and forested landscape of the mid-20th and early 21st centuries.