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1959 Map of Holton

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Holton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Holton and the surrounding borderlands of Jennings and Ripley counties are defined by a network of creeks and military boundaries. The southern portion of this landscape is dominated by the Jefferson Proving Ground, where the Old Timbers Lodge sits amidst a restricted terrain of rolling woodlots and watercourses like Falling Timber Branch. To the north, the small settlements of Nebraska and Zenas persist near the winding Muscatatuck River and its Vernon Fork.

Genealogists and local historians will find several burial sites including Old Zenas Cem and St Bridget Cem, which mark the early footprints of these rural communities. The map also highlights the transition of land use from extraction at the local Quarry to conservation at the Brush Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area. The presence of Hopewell Ch and its associated Old Hopewell Cem further anchors the social history of the region between the military reservation and the town of Holton.