1958 Map of Iona

About this map

The White River carves a complex, winding path through this 1958 survey, defining the boundaries where Knox, Gibson, and Pike counties meet. The landscape is a study in river-bottom geography, where oxbows and standing water like Half Moon Pond and Ten Acre Pond flank the main channel. Away from the alluvial plains, the land rises into a patchwork of rural holdings marked by small community centers and an emerging petroleum economy, evidenced by the numerous Oil Wells scattered through Harrison and Clay townships. Local identity is anchored by several country churches and family burial grounds, including Trinity Ch, Hermon Ch, and the Old Fellows Cem. Small settlements such as Iona, Ridgeville, and Giro serve as the primary nodes for this agricultural and extractive landscape, connected by a network of drainage features like Deshee Ditch and Muddy Run.