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1978 Map of Koleen

Name: 1978 Topographic Map of Koleen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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The U S Naval Reservation Weapons Support Center dominates the southern landscape of this 1978 Greene County survey, where the waters of Lake Greenwood and Oberlin Lake meet the wooded ridges of Mitcheltree and Perry townships. The map documents a rural Indiana interior defined by sharp elevation changes, notably along Scrabble Ridge and Taylor Ridge. The settlement of Koleen sits at the junction of several valley roads, surrounded by family-named landmarks such as Howell Cem and Rankin Spring.

Tracing the path of Plummer Creek and its many tributaries like Little Clifty Branch and Dry Branch, the topography reveals a pattern of ridge-top cemeteries and small upland clearings. Genealogists and local historians can locate several historic burial grounds, including Clifty Chapel Cem and Wagoner Cem, alongside rural social centers like Ashcraft Chapel. The northern half of the map illustrates the winding drainages of Happy Hollow and the scattered farmsteads typical of the late 1970s Hoosier countryside.