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1981 Map of Lawrenceburg

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Lawrenceburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

The Ohio River serves as the central artery for this tri-state junction, where Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio converge. Industrial and transportation infrastructure dominates the landscape near Lawrenceburg, with the Conrail and Baltimore and Ohio RR lines threading through the river valley alongside a large powerplant and sewage disposal facilities. This 1980s snapshot records the urban core of Greendale and Lawrenceburg, featuring civic landmarks like the Courthouse and Library, while the surrounding hills remain dotted with small family burial grounds and rural communities.

Deeply incised drainages like Woolper Creek and Garrison Creek define the Kentucky side of the river, where small settlements such as Petersburg and Idlewild are situated. For genealogists, the map is particularly valuable for its documentation of numerous upland cemeteries, including the Graves, Platt, and Botts cemeteries, which are scattered throughout the wooded ridges away from the main river towns.