1946 Map of Jasper

About this map

Jasper serves as the primary hub of this Dubois County landscape, situated where the Southern railroad meets the winding course of the Patoka River. The 1940s terrain is marked by a network of rural schoolhouses and family-named cemeteries that speak to the established agricultural communities of the era. To the west, the settlement of Ireland is surrounded by landmarks like Shiloh Ch and the Alexander Cem, while the northern reaches show the East Fork White River bordering the townships near Portersville and Haysville. This survey documents a critical period of local infrastructure, capturing the many small schools like Ackerman Sch and Dick Sch before mid-century consolidations changed the rural educational footprint. The landscape varies from the distinctive Flat near the Buffalo River to the small-scale extraction indicated by the Cooper Gem mine.