1965 Map of Iuka

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor anchors this mid-century look at Marion County, following the high ground through the village of Iuka. The landscape transitions from the developed rail siding and residential grid of the town into a network of section roads dotted with rural institutions. Numerous country churches and family burial grounds, including Old Bethel Ch and the Rabbit Grove Cem, indicate a well-established agrarian community. The local economy is visibly shaped by natural resource extraction, evidenced by scattered Oil Wells throughout the northern townships of Stevenson and Iuka. Drainage is defined by numerous winding waterways like Skillet Fork and Old Camp Creek, which carve through the terrain toward the southern settlement of Union Town.