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2016 Map of Lewisport

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Lewisport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Ohio River serves as the focal point of this 2016 survey, carving a wide path between the Indiana and Kentucky borderlands. On the Kentucky shore, the town of Lewisport is positioned along the riverbank, supported by an inland network of industrial and agricultural sites near Waitman. The landscape is marked by unique family and local identifiers, such as the whimsical Hogg Heaven and the prominent Shaw Bluff overlooking the Blackford Creek drainage. To the north, the Indiana side features the riverside settlement of Grandview and the smaller community of Newtonville.

Genealogists and local historians will find several burial grounds noted, including Old Sergeant Cem in Indiana and Sand Hill Cem near the river bluffs. The map also captures recreation and land use patterns through features like the Fish and Game Farm Lake and the mid-river geography of Corn Island. A complex system of creeks like Little Sandy Creek and Little Yellow Creek feeds into the Ohio, defining the drainage patterns of both Hancock and Spencer counties.