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1960 Map of Lewisport

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lewisport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

The Ohio River dominates this landscape, serving as the border between Indiana and Kentucky as it flows past Grandview and Lewisport. In this 1960 revision, the southern bank in Hancock County reveals an active industrial and transit corridor defined by the Louisville and Nashville railroad and a major Pipeline. Numerous oil wells are scattered across the lowlands near Waitman and the winding Blackford Creek, indicating the region's mid-century energy production.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including several rural churches like New Hope Ch and Kelly Ch. The map precisely identifies scattered family-named sites such as Butchers and several burial grounds, including the Old Sergeant Cem and Sand Hill Cem. To the north, the Indiana side shows the drainage patterns of Sandy Creek and the marshy reaches of Big Island Slough near the settlement of Newtonville.