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2019 Map of Kirklin

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Kirklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The town of Kirklin serves as a primary hub for this central Indiana landscape, situated at the intersection of several key routes. The surrounding terrain is defined by a dense network of drainage systems such as McClamrock Ditch, Loucks Ditch, and Sugar Creek, which facilitate the region's intensive agricultural production. These waterways, including family-named features like Snodgrass Ditch and Stowers Ditch, illustrate the historical effort to manage the local prairie and timberland for farming.

Genealogical interest is found in several rural burial grounds, including Oak Hill Cem north of town, and Stowers Cem and Bogan Cem to the east. Small outlying settlements like Pickard and Terhune dot the border between Clinton and Boone counties, while the southern edge touches Elizaville. This map captures a landscape where the grid of county roads and named ditches represents over a century of rural development and family land stewardship.